Belarus, Russia To Create Joint Satellite Cluster, Says Lukashenko
Date
11/4/2022 6:08:28 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Belarus and Russia are planning to create a joint cluster of
satellites and some will operate for military purposes, Belarusian
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, reports citing
.
'We have agreed together with Russia to set up a joint
constellation of satellites. This will be done not only for
military purposes. Russia is huge. And we have managed to get into
this program and are creating this cluster of satellites together
with the Russians,' the state-run news agency BelTA quoted
Lukashenko as saying.
Today Belarus has 'a satellite that spots a 35 cm object from an
altitude of 500-600 km,' the Belarusian leader said. 'That is why,
we are making huge steps in this sphere,' he added.
The head of Belarus also pledged that a Belarusian cosmonaut
would go into space 'in the immediate future.'.
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