ASTANA, Nov 9.< /strong>The deployment of the main satellite constellation of small Gryphon satellites will take place in 2025-2026, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov told reporters.
«Next year — four experimental models will be launched. And the main constellation will be launched in 2025-26,» Borisov said, answering the question about when the deployment of the Griffon satellite constellation will begin.
Earlier, he reported that the Earth monitoring system «Griffin» currently being developed in Russia will consist of 136 spacecraft based on 16-unit platforms (one unit — a «cube» measuring 10 by 10 by 10 centimeters, serves as the basic element for creation of nanosatellites).