Russia Restores High-Resolution Earth-Mapping Capability

The Resurs-P #4 satellite is seen being prepared for launch.

Credit: Progress Space Center
Russia has restored its capability for high-resolution Earth mapping with the recent launch of the new Resurs-P observation satellite. The 6,570-kg (14,480-lb.) spacecraft was orbited by Russia’s Soyuz 2.1b medium-lift rocket workhorse, which lifted off from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on March...

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