MOSCOW. July 30 (Interfax) - A roadmap for the development of prospective space systems has been submitted to the Russian government for approval, Roscosmos said.
"The roadmap for the development of the high-tech area Prospective Space Systems, approved by the relevant ministries and agencies, was submitted for approvals to the Russian government today, on July 30, 2020," the state corporation said on Thursday.
The foundation for the roadmap is the prospective projects to create multi-satellite orbital groups on the basis of small spacecraft, to develop the infrastructures of serial production of space equipment, including those included in the Sfera program, and the creation of new type user terminals for data transmission in interaction with unmanned and robotic systems.
"Besides, the roadmap includes the development of prospective systems for spacecraft and launch vehicles implemented in collaboration with the Prospective Research Fund, and also to create in the state corporation Roscosmos a system to support private innovative companies developing rocket and space equipment," Roscosmos said.
The roadmap was developed to implement the agreement between the state corporation and the government signed on January 22, 2020. It is aimed at making the Russian Federation a leader on the global market in the relevant area.
The curator of the high-tech area Prospective Space Systems is Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, Roscosmos said.