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Despite the fact that the collapse of the USSR practically brought to nothing all achievements of this superpower in many areas, including in space exploration, Russia, as a receiver of the Soviet Union, gradually regained its power in almost everything, including in space industry and space policy. Today, the Russian Federation is included in the three world powers – space leaders, most of which the most important areas in space exploration firmly holds second place, and in some ways – even confidently leads.
For example, the ISS is serviced only thanks to Russian Antares launch vehicles, a new spaceport built in Siberia Vostochny, Roscosmos’s cooperation with ESA is strengthening in particular, the exploration of Mars and the Moon, and much more. In spite of all economic sanctions by the USA and the EU of the last two years, Russia continues to move forward purchasing, including in space exploration. The most vivid confirmation of this is the latest news.
Russia decided to conquer Jupiter
Russian scientists, in particular, employees of the NGO named after Lavochkina, intend to send two spacecraft in the near future (Laplace-P1 and Laplace-P2) to the largest planet in our solar systems – to Jupiter, in order to more thoroughly study this colossal space object. Moreover, it is planned to collect information not only from the orbit of this giant, but also from its surface, and also to study his unique companion is Ganymede.
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The Laplas-P1 and Laplas-P devices will be launched using the latest Angara-A5 launch vehicle and KVTK booster block.
The Ganymede satellite is interesting to study not only because it the largest of the other natural moons of Jupiter, although this not unimportant. It is assumed that on this cosmic body there is underground oceans with “living water”, not of interest to researchers and the satellite’s own magnetosphere, as well as its orbital resonance with other moons, for example, Io and Europe, which for some mysterious reason they cannot line up in one line. These and many other questions confront Russian scientists, and they them think to decide in the near future.
The first tracking telescope launched in Russia asteroids
Another interesting step was taken by Russian scientists, now in terms of space security – the launch of the first AZT-33 VM wide-angle telescope that will track dangerous asteroids for our planet. He earned on the basis of the famous Sayan Observatory, which is led by the Institute solar-terrestrial physics and reports directly to the Siberian branch of the RAS.
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The power of the AZT-33 VM allows you to receive data in a few seconds about any cosmic body with a diameter of fifty meters or more, and even at a distance of one hundred and fifty million kilometers on Of the earth. Almost every threat from approaching our planet comet will be tracked at least a month before its possible collisions with the Earth.
As noted by Boris Shustov, who is the chairman space threat expert group RAS Council, even in world practice – this is the first tool of such high level. True, the telescope is currently in operation. not at full capacity since it is not yet fully understaffed, for example, with the necessary detectors at the receiving surface, which will significantly increase its power. This question will be resolved literally in the coming months.
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