Electronics and optics news
The military satellite launched from Plesetsk by the Soyuz-2.1B rocket was put into the calculated orbit
A military satellite launched on Thursday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Rostec has launched a data center for the design of military equipment at Motovilikha
Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation has commissioned an updated data processing center of the military division of Motovilikha Plants, which will cover the needs of the enterprise in computing resources for at least the next five years. Digitalization will significantly accelerate the development of new products and improve technological processes.
The launch of OneWeb satellites from Baikonur is expected at the end of December
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin noted that "complex and intense work is expected in December"
The next launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome is expected at the end of the year. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during the construction of the combat crew.
The marines of the Baltic Fleet were armed with new AK-12 submachine guns
The marines of the Baltic Fleet have received new AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Wednesday.
Roselectronics has introduced a new version of a secure laptop for classified information
The holding company "Roselectronics" (part of Rostec) presented at the international telecommunications summit in Moscow a new version of a secure laptop that allows you to safely store secret information, the company said.
"Rusnano" seems to be the end: the state-owned company is on the verge of default, the site is bent
On November 19, 2021, it became known that the state-owned company was on the verge of default. So, a message about a meeting with creditors and large bondholders appeared on the company's website.
China has launched the second sounding satellite from the Gaofen-3 series into orbit
China has successfully put an Earth sensing satellite into orbit. The Gaofen-3 device is designed to monitor the sea and land, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The radar scans the Earth's surface in 12 modes. From orbit, images with a resolution of 1 m can be obtained. With this technology, the clarity of the shooting is not affected by weather conditions and illumination. The satellite became the second device from the Gaofen-3 series, the first was launched in 2016.
Launch of James Webb Space Telescope postponed to December 22 - NASA
The launch of the James Webb space telescope is postponed from December 18 to December 22 due to an incident in the vertical assembly workshop during the preparation of the device for launch, NASA reported.
The first batch of Yandex servers was produced in Russia
They do not require active cooling systems in data centers and can operate at 40 degrees Celsius, the company noted
Yandex has released the first batch of servers manufactured in Russia. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Friday.
Norwegian unmanned container ship made its first flight
The Norwegian autonomous electric cargo ship "Yara Birkelan" made its first voyage - from the municipality of Horten to Oslo. According to New Atlas, while there was a crew on board. For the next two years, the vessel is waiting for tests, the final of which should be certification as an autonomous electric container ship.
Rogozin predicted the timing of the emergence of the Internet from space in Russia
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, predicted the timing of the emergence of the Internet from space in Russia. He noted that the Sphere program will allow receiving it in 2024, TASS reports.
Neural network methods of target recognition in optoelectronic equipment were discussed by Shvabe specialists
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and neural network algorithms were discussed by participants of the joint scientific and technical conference of Shvabe Holding and Dux Company.
Shvabe improves photoelectronics on nanotechnology
Engineers of the State Scientific Center of Russia in the field of photoelectronics of the Shvabe holding are preparing projects for the creation of products for IR technology, including on crystals with the prefix "nano", the press service of the holding reports.
Russia handed over to Lebanon the pictures taken on the day of the explosion in the port of Beirut
The Russian Federation has handed over to Lebanon satellite images taken on the day of the explosion in the port of Beirut. This was stated on November 22 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bu Habib.
A mobile workshop for the repair of radio engineering stations and communication facilities has been received by the VVO compound
A mobile workshop for the repair of radio engineering stations and communications equipment (MRTS) has been received by the joint command of the combined arms army of the VVO, stationed in Transbaikalia, as part of the re-equipment to modern and latest models of the VVST.
In the RVSN, the latest training systems fully provide training for duty shifts
Modern training facilities are widely used in the training of rocket scientists of both mobile and stationary groups of the Strategic Missile Forces.
Modern training complexes are used to train RVIA specialists
The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy and the training centers of the armed forces successfully work out training tasks on a modern training base.
The Su-35 found two additional radars against stealth targets
The Russian Su-35 fighter is equipped with not one, but three radars with an active phased array. The antennas of two additional centimeter-range radars are located in the leading edges of the wings and are designed to search for inconspicuous targets.
Financing of the Sphere program has begun - Rogozin
Roscosmos received more than 12 billion rubles from the reserve fund for the lunar program and the creation of new satellites
Roscosmos received the first funds for the creation of the Sphere satellite system, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos has already received additional funds for the development of space programs
The funds will be allocated for the development of an orbital constellation of weather satellites, Earth remote sensing satellites, as well as for the implementation of the Sphere program
Roscosmos has already received additional financial resources allocated by the government for the development of space programs. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
