March 18-19, 2021 in Minsk, Roskosmos State Corporation and the National Academy of Sciences (NAN) of Belarus held a meeting of the joint Russian-Belarusian Working Group on the maintenance of promising programs of the Union State of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus and the development of cooperation between the organizations of the State Corporation “Roskosmos “And Nan Belarus.
This is the first meeting of the Working Group, held after long quarantine limitations of 2020-2021, associated with the spread of coronavirus infection. During the meeting, the parties reviewed a wide range of issues of cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the Space Sphere, including concerning the implementation of the programs of the Union State on Space Subject.
The quality of work and various aspects of introducing the results obtained in the framework of the Union State Technology-SG program completed in the enterprises of Russia and Belarus, as well as current issues of interaction within the framework of the Scientific and Technical Program, were discussed. Integration-SG “, as well as the concept of three promising programs -” Complex-SG “with the implementation between 2022-2026, also” Resource-SG “and” Cosmodozor-SG “with the implementation in the period 2023-2027.
In particular, the Complex-SG program is largely readiness and provides, among other things, the creation of experimental technological samples of small-sized spacecraft for working out technologies for the functioning of multi-way space systems of observation of the surface of the Earth and the near-earth outer space.
During the meeting, the prospects for cooperation in ensuring the functioning of the joint Russian-Belarusian orbital grouping of spacecraft and the exchange of remote sensing of the Earth, plans for holding the VIII of the Belarusian Space Congress this year and other issues in the current year were discussed. Meeting participants noted a constructive attitude and effectiveness in solving a number of complex issues affecting bilateral cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the space industry.