Putin calls for plan to build up satellite fleet, Russian rocket sends Germany spy satellite into orbit

Putin calls for plan to build up satellite fleet

www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-11 21:36:25

MOSCOW, April 11 (Xinhua) --

Russia needs to develop a plan for building up its fleet of satellites by the year 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Friday.

Russia "needs a clear-cut plan of building up the size and capabilities of its orbital fleet," Putin said at a Security Council meeting.

"The projection should span at least the period until 2020," Putin said, adding that all types of satellites, military, dual purpose, scientific and commercial are under discussion.

"These should be state-of-the-art or highly upgraded satellites that would sustain competition with their foreign analogs in durability as well as efficiency and most importantly in reliability," he said.

Editor: Amber Yao

Russian rocket sends Germany spy satellite into orbit

www.chinaview.cn 2008-03-28 04:31:49

MOSCOW, March 27 (Xinhua) --

A Russian rocket sent a Germany spy satellite into orbit on Thursday night, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

The Russian carrier rocket Kosmos-3M lifted off from the Plesetsk space center in the north of European part of Russia at 20:15 Moscow Time (1715 GMT), carrying into orbit the Germany spy satellite SAR-Lupe-4.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin, a spokesman for Russia's Space Troops said the satellite is expected to get to the designated orbit at 20:43 Moscow Time.

Editor: Yan Liang

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