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Specialists of the Volga University of Telecommunications and computer scientists managed to create a small orbiting satellite, using which can not only scan the surface of the earth, but also “look” into the subsurface space. Innovative the device was called “Stork-2D”.
The spacecraft in the near future will be launched into orbit with Vostochny spaceport, which is currently under construction in Amur region. The locator will be able to show scientists that under vegetation – for example, under dense crowns trees, as well as underground.
Aist-2D has already been delivered to the spaceport under construction. Satellite equipped with the latest domestic radar equipment, which will “shine through” the Earth’s surface in the P-band frequencies. While the device is closely tied to ground operator points, however in the future it, according to the creators, will be function autonomously. Using a unique radar Russian scientists intend to test remote technology sounding the planet.
It is logical to assume that if such an innovation were created in the United States, Americans would use it to military goals. However, Russians are more concerned about the peaceful satellite application – e.g. monitoring agricultural facilities and agriculture, tracking changes terrain, creating a high-precision terrain map, tomography ionosphere and much more.
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A unique satellite will be able to search even treasures
Radar developers report that through ordinary soil, covered with vegetation, electronics is able to “look” at several tens of centimeters, and through clean sand – on several tens of meters. Thus, in theory, a satellite can use even to search for treasures in the deserts.
At the moment, “Aist-2D” has no world analogues. In 2020 the European Space Agency plans to launch at an orbit is similar in technical parameters to a satellite, however by then Russian scientists were supposedly significantly improve their development, and she will continue to maintain her uniqueness.
In total, Aist-2D is equipped with eight types of scientific equipment. Six of which were developed by specialists of the Samara State aerospace university.
In addition to analyzing the earth’s surface, the satellite will also space exploration – in particular space debris and micrometeorites.
