According to Sergey Medvedev, chief designer of radio engineering systems of mutual measurements of the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments, they are also creating a fundamentally new system for the rendezvous and docking of spacecraft
MOSCOW, December 25. /tass/. A rendezvous system that will allow docking with satellites that need repair is being developed in the Russian Federation. This was announced by the chief designer of radio engineering systems of mutual measurements of the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments (SRI TP) Sergey Medvedev.
"In the longer term, we will have to dock with "non-cooperative" satellite objects that were not originally intended for docking, in order to maintain, repair or de-orbit them. We are already working on such systems," Medvedev said in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine (the official publication of Roscosmos).
According to the chief designer of the systems, also at the moment, the team of the Research Institute of TP is creating a fundamentally new system for the rendezvous and docking of spacecraft. The principle of its operation is different from the "Course" system, but it is also a radio system.
"The new system for the Eagle spacecraft has absorbed the best practices used in the latest modifications of the Course: it will be lighter, more compact, and will be able to withstand radiation loads," he added.
The promising space manned spacecraft "Eagle" (formerly called "Federation") is being created as part of the Russian lunar program. The first launch of the Eagle without cosmonauts on board is scheduled for December 15, 2023 from the Vostochny cosmodrome, during this flight, the docking of the ship with the ISS is not provided. In 2024, the Eagle will perform a second flight (also without astronauts), followed by docking with the station. In 2025, the first manned flight is planned.
