Ramzan Kadyrov: “Chechnya will have its own Mission Control Center”

Republic aims to seriously develop the space sector

The first Chechen satellite, Akhmat-1, was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome as an associated payload on a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle. The main cargo was the Meteor-M hydrometeorological satellite No. 2-3.

Akhmat-1 is one of 40 small satellites (cubesats) sent into space. It was developed by specialists from the Chechen State University and the Southwestern State University (Kursk) as part of the Planet Duty Program. According to experts, the device weighing 2.5 kg is equipped with a module for receiving messages of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcasting (AZN-B) and is designed to monitor the movement of aircraft within 1,500 km. The satellite will test for the first time the technology of transmitting data from the aircraft to the control room.

According to the rector of the South-Western State University, Sergei Yemelyanov, aircraft pilots, as well as air traffic controllers on Earth, will be able to observe the movement of the aircraft with great accuracy and receive data on its location in real time.

According to the telegram channel of Ramzan Kadyrov, the development of this satellite was started by the CSU team last year. In addition to the observation-broadcasting module, a radio transmitter is installed on it, which will broadcast greeting audio recordings from students.

⠀This year, another grant was received, for the second satellite. Unlike Akhmat-1, it will be equipped with a video camera and high-tech sensors for measuring the Earth’s magnetic field. In addition, according to the telegram channel, work is underway to create a Mission Control Center based on ChSU. It will allow you to receive data from satellites directly.

As the head of the Space Policy Institute Ivan Moiseev commented, judging by the description, the satellite of ChSU and SWSU is very reminiscent of a relatively new type of satellites that form the AIS (Automatic Identification System), which helps to determine the location of aircraft, ships in radio band and broadcast this information to the customer. Unlike heavy GPS or GLONASS satellites, this system is more simplified and can be used in the interests of a specific customer.