The Russian segment of the ISS will be released on the Internet – Dni.Ru

The Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) in the first quarter of 2017 will be connected to the Internet. The astronauts will be able to be around the clock on the Net at speeds up to 150 MB / s.

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As the newspaper “Izvestia” Director General of “satellite system” messenger “Dmitry Bakanov through multifunctional space system relay” Ray “, adopted into trial operation at the end of 2015, the Russian segment of the ISS in a year will be equipped with the UE, you can transfer data at speeds up to 150 MB / s

“Our goal as an operator -. search maximum use of the system in different segments use. In addition to the connection with the ISS, is the removal of telemetry with boosters and launch vehicles outside the areas of sight of ground stations, the transfer of information from Roshydromet stations, creating a backup communications system Vostochny cosmodrome and Baikonur, holding videoconferences “, – said Bakanov .

it is known that the user equipment to the ISS will make RSC “Energia”, parent company of state corporation “Roscosmos” manned program. As promised operator, channel width of 150 MB / s is sufficient for the organization of videoconferences, clock access to the Internet , conduct scientific experiments on the air.

it should be noted that at present the possibility of communication in the Russian segment of the ISS is limited. The space station is in a stable connection zone TsUPom in Korolev near Moscow about 2.5 hours a day. to communicate with the ISS during the rest of the US is used TDRSS satellite system. The current in the Russian segment of the data transmission equipment can communicate at speeds up to 256 KB / s.

16:26 / 17.03.2016 Internet, astronauts, space, ISS

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