Russia has successfully tested an inter-satellite communication system in two orbits

The Russian satellite operator Kosmicheskaya Svyaz (GP KS) and the system developer STTS LLC have successfully conducted an experiment on transmitting information between devices in different orbits. This was reported on the company's website on June 22.

It is added that during the tests, the small spacecraft (MCA) CSTP-2.11, while in low-Earth orbit, conducted a communication session via a geostationary satellite of the Express series. The tests confirmed that small devices can use the infrastructure of large relay satellites to deliver data to Earth quickly.

"The organization of communication channels using satellites in different orbits for retransmission does not require the deployment of additional ground infrastructure around the world," said Alexey Volin, CEO of the State Enterprise KS.

According to the SOE CS, the technology of inter-satellite data transmission opens up new opportunities for operators of small spacecraft, which were previously considered limited in functionality. Using the current geostationary grouping allows you to transmit information in real time.

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Russia's first radar satellite, AIST-ST, created by specialists from Samara University named after Korolev and a Special Technology Center, passed flight tests on June 18 and transmitted the first images of the Earth. During the tests, the satellite surveyed the territories of Japan, Panama and Egypt. The shooting was carried out in route mode with a resolution of 5 square meters. m per pixel of the image.