Despite the
awkwardness of the timing, it seems that Russia will build and launch a remote
sensing spacecraft for Egypt. The spy satellite that will be built by the Russian
aerospace manufacturer Energia, will be launched by the end of this year, said
a responsible of the space corporation to Interfax agency during MAKS airshow.
The panchromatic
satellite will have the ability to take pictures in full colors or in infrared
mode, giving it the possibility to film with a resolution from 4 to 1 m,
objectives at night.
The type
559PK spacecraft will be launched from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by a
Soyuz-U Rocket.
