MOSCOW, June 29 Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to talk with the head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov about the development of satellites for «low space» up to 200 kilometers and its development , calling this direction promising.
One of the participants in the plenary session of the Strong Ideas for a New Time forum, a representative of the Russian company Ekipo, Vyacheslav Tyomkin, noted that the niche of the so-called low space up to 200 kilometers is not occupied and Russia can become the first country in the world to occupy this direction. According to him, satellites at such a height will help solve the problems of defense, the economy and improve the quality of communications in hard-to-reach regions.
«A very important and very interesting development. As far as I understand, the main problem is precisely in these engines, which should support the device on a known height and build this height in order not to fly far, and in order not to fall. Yury Ivanovich and I spoke with the head of Roscosmos, though not specifically on this project. On interaction with private campaigns. And I very much support this. .. I will definitely talk to him. This is a very interesting and promising direction,» Putin said.
The head of state also agreed with Tyomkin that such a niche is free and it is necessary to work in this direction.
«Therefore, I will definitely talk to Yuri Ivanovich. I promise,» the Russian leader added.