Russia Proposes Launch Of Arktika Space Monitoring Project In 2014

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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 17, 2010 The Russian Economic Development Ministry has proposed launching the Arktika (Arctic) satellite system from 2014, the head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Monday. The system, which is worth around 70 billion rubles ($2.5 billion), will monitor climatic changes and survey energy resources in the Arctic region.

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