The operator of Russian space means of remote sensing of the land of the State Corporation Roscosmos continues operational monitoring of emergency situations around the world. Currently, the Russian orbital grouping of the remote sensing of the Earth consists of spacecraft of the series “Resource-P”, “Canopus-B”, “Meteor-M”, “Electro-L” and “Arctic-M”.
In the framework of the commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the Roscosmos State Corporation was organized a 24-hour operational monitoring of the flood and fire hazardous situation, as well as other natural and technogenic disasters. Thus, from August 26 to September 9, 2021, the following emergencies were monitored at the requests of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia:
- hydrological situation in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia);
- Forest furnishings in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia);
- Summers in DFO;
- Forest fires in the republic Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Republic of Mari-EL;
- fires in the Magadan region;
- flooding in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Crimea;
- fires in the Republic of Bashkortostan;
- flooding in the Republic of Buryatia.
In the interests of the International Charter on Space and large catastrophes, floods and landslide was monitored in Japan, as well as earthquakes and floods in Haiti. On the basis of media reports on natural and man-made catastrophes around the world, the space survey of the following events was planned:
- Monitoring of forest fires in the Samara region;
- Monitoring of flooding in the Amur region;
- Monitoring of volcanic eruption in Kamchatka Territory;
- Monitoring of flooding in the PRC.
In connection with the development of a water-hazardous situation in the DFO (Khabarovsk Territory, the Jewish JSC, the Amur Region) on August 4, 2021, the Charter was activated, as of September 2, foreign data of the Earth’s remote sensing volume of about 6.3 million square kilometers was transferred to the EMERCOM of Russia. . In addition, active monitoring of these areas of sublopulations by Russian spacecraft are carried out.
Due to the development of a water-hazardous situation in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Crimea, on August 13, the Charter was activated, foreign data of about 2.7 million square kilometers was transferred to the EMERCOM of Russia. At the same time, active monitoring of these areas of sublopulations by the forces of Russian spacecraft is carried out. In coordination with the EMERCOM of Russia, this activation is completed on August 27.