The base station for satellite swarm may appear at the Russian orbital station – Science and space

Moscow, January 28 / TASS /. A base station to create a swarm of small controlled satellites may appear in a potential Russian orbital station.

The idea of ​​the station was presented by the Russian general designer for inhabited systems and complexes and academicians Vladimir Solovyov.

According to the joint presentation of Solovyov and the general designer of the Viktor Khatov automatic spaceship, the station will be able to store and quickly deploy small satellites. It can also be used for repair, additional hold and maintenance of spacecrafts.