Moscow, November 2, 2015, 09:45 – REGNUM highly-space system “Arktika” will be set up and running behind schedule. The reason for delay – sanctions by the United States, which had previously supplied components for similar devices, in particular to the “Electric L”, write “News” referring to the director general of Lavochkin Sergei Lemeshevsky.
Clarifies that Roscosmos in 2012 signed a contract with NGOs to create “Arctic».
Sergey Lemeshevsky commented. “Arctic” had to be upgraded, based on experience with its predecessor system “Electro”.
«We are primarily talking about the payload. The tactical and technical assignment for “Arctic” is written, that the system should be substantially unified with the system “Electro”. Therefore, we have significantly upgraded the “Electro L” number two. Similarly, we are “Arctic” decided to upgrade to avoid problems arising from the first apparatus “Electro L”, – he said.
Lemeshevsky also explained what is the role of the US contribution to the project, which is now suffer difficulties.
«But the difference is that both devices” Electro L “manufactured by us using foreign components. Chinese ECB (electronic-component base) we do not use, so expect mainly on the Russian electronics industry “, – he said.
Recall that the purpose of the creation of” Arctic “- a decision hydrometeorological problems of the Arctic region, and Earth’s northern territories.
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