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New satellite – new images!

23 August 2023

New satellite – new images!

StratoSat TK-1, the first satellite built by Geoscan for a client, blasted off into orbit from Vostochny Cosmodrome on June 27. The satellite went online as expected, and accomplished one of its key tasks, deploying six Stratonautica PicoSats
Russia completes first national successful CubeSat thruster trials

4 August 2023

Russia completes first national successful CubeSat thruster trials

August 9 marks exactly one year since our first satellite, Geoscan-Edelveis, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on its journey to the orbit. To celebrate the anniversary, we have completed the flight test program and successfully trialed the cold gas thruster for CubeSats in outer space – the first achievement of this kind in the Russian history.
Intensifying Cooperation with African Countries

31 July 2023

Intensifying cooperation with African countries

During the Russia-Africa Summit held in St. Petersburg on July 27 and 28, a trilateral agreement aimed at fostering collaboration in agricultural technologies was signed between Geoscan, the Ministry of Agriculture of The Gambia, and CPS, a developer of geoinformation systems.
Picosats set off for free flight

13 July 2023

Russia successfully sends satellites into orbit from CubeSat for the first time

StratoSat TK-1, a small spacecraft with six picosats designed by Geoscan and Stratonavtika, was recently launched into space. On 11 July, at 9:40 (Moscow time) the container successfully opened, with mini-satellites going on their own flight.
The Biggest Drone Show in Kazakhstan

6 July 2023

The Biggest Drone Show in Kazakhstan

On July 6, Astana hosted a light show of drones organized by our team together with Geoscan-Kazakhstan, which was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the capital.
Flying in Saudi Arabia

6 July 2023

Flying in Saudi Arabia

Geoscan is actively exploring opportunities for cooperation with foreign countries. For example, in late June, our team conducted demonstration flights in Saudi Arabia.
We did it again!

27 June 2023

We did it again!

On 27 June, at 14:34:49 (Moscow time) the launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1b and the Fregat upper stage blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Roskosmos acted as an organizer while its subsidiary Glavkosmos operated the launch of an additional payload.
A New Frontier for Geoscan-Edelveis

9 June 2023

A new frontier for Geoscan-Edelveis

June 9, 2023 marks a significant milestone for Geoscan-Edelveis: exactly 10 months have passed since the satellite’s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on August 9 of the previous year. During this time, it has traversed an impressive distance of 200 million kilometers in Earth’s orbit!
First flight trials of the Geoscan-Edelveis thruster

5 May 2023

First flight trials of the Geoscan-Edelveis thruster

It’s been almost nine months since our CubeSat entered the Earth’s orbit. Plenty of work has been completed in this period: we established communication with the satellite and received the first image of the Earth surface, successfully tested the stabilization mechanism and other on-board systems