“We will consider the issue of re-equipping the orbital constellation of military spacecraft.
As part of solving this problem, the development and creation of a satellite system for all-weather remote sensing of the Earth is being carried out, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to the head of the department, the data obtained through the system will help improve the efficiency of the use of troops.
Shoigu noted that the conference call will consider development work and the timing of their implementation.
The minister did not give details.
The director of the Geoinformation Systems enterprise of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Sergei Zolotoy, said earlier that the launch of a new Belarusian-Russian Earth remote sensing satellite is scheduled for 2028.
On December 21, the general director of the state corporation, Yuri Borisov, announced that Roscosmos plans to build two new satellite factories for the serial production of spacecraft.