In Russia, experienced first atmospheric satellite – News

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Foundation for Advanced Studies (FPI) and the company “Tiber” conducted a successful test of a prototype of the first Russian satellite atmospheric – altitude unmanned vehicle that can hang in the years air feeding solar energy.

According to “Izvestia” CTO “Tiber” Sergei Tytsyk, the device allows you to create a network of autonomous repeater radio and video signals over almost the entire territory of the country and especially in the Arctic region in the summer, where the use of aviation technology, until recently, for economic and weather conditions were impossible.

– At its core, this technique replaces a low-orbit space group and can provide services that are inaccessible to conventional satellite systems, – he told “Izvestiya” Sergei Tytsyk. – These devices are able to stay in the air all year round, moving in winter to the equator, or to the south pole of the earth, and returning back to Russia in the spring, like migratory birds. UAV design is made from materials based on carbon fibers which have high strength, lightweight and designed for long continuous operation. At any time, you can plant and machinery to repair and replace the failed payload. Communication with them is carried out by several redundant channels – satellite and radio channels more secure. The entire flight takes place in the automatic mode, but may be adjusted by the operator.

As explained expert, high-altitude unmanned solar-powered weather satellite called because it can make or back up multiple functions inherent spacecraft, located in low Earth orbit.

– The atmospheric satellite mission can carry out long-term, over the years barrazhiruya expanses of the oceans on the air currents over the territories to the lack of airfield infrastructure, sparsely populated border areas, maritime borders, taking and relaying information to both civilian and military facilities, – said Sergey Tytsyk.

In the FPI did not disclose full information on atmospheric satellite. It is known that the prototype has a wingspan of the penalty and the weight of 12 kg. During the tests, the unit “was in the air 50 hours” at altitudes up to 9 thousand. M and was “forced” the head of the seated test. As I explained Tytsyk, during which time it was a complete

picture of the effectiveness of energy conservation after two cycles of power system in the “day-night”.

– In fact on the balance left over 30% of the battery capacity, and it makes sure that in this configuration drone can fly continuously for three summer months at the latitude of Moscow, – says Tytsyk. – During the tests the device showed high stability, resistance to turbulence, adverse weather conditions. All this allows the autumn to begin testing the second prototype of the complex -.. High-altitude relay “Owl” with a wingspan of 28 meters and the use of up to 20 thousand m

Chief Editor of the trade magazine profile “of unmanned vehicles “Denis Fedutinov admitted to” Izvestia “, that the beginning of the atmospheric testing of satellites in Russia news for him

-. recently focused on the project of the company Facebook Aquila, – said Denis Fedutinov. – This unit is designed to fly at an altitude of 18 thousand meters, which allows it to be substantially higher than all possible atmospheric phenomena.. The unit flies above the clouds and a variety of weather conditions, where the environment and the wind is usually quite stable, or at least, very predictable. At this altitude in the field of UAV goes directly about 45 thousand sq. M. km of the earth’s surface. Therefore, cellular base stations installed at Aquila, would be able to replace 100 of these stations on the Earth’s surface. According to him, the main use of Aquila on Facebook see in Africa. Where the establishment of terrestrial base stations and the communication is expensive and unsafe. In this respect, Russia is like Africa – a huge space, geo-political interests in the oceans and the impossibility of full development of satellite communications and intelligence groups.

– Atmospheric satellites – cost-effective solution to global challenges, – said Sergey Tytsyk. – At the same time, these devices are capable of replacing a whole series of satellite systems, the cost and availability of space which is disproportionately expensive

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