ROSCOSMOS Russian State Corporation for Space Activities and SCANEX Group have made a license agreement on distribution of data from
ROSCOSMOS and SCANEX Have Made an Agreement on Distribution of “Resurs-P” and “Kanopus-V” Data
This distribution agreement is intended to supply imagery received by the Russian ERS constellation both to the Russian and oversea markets. Russia’s satellite operator is Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (a branch of «Russian Space Systems» company), which receives imagery and performs initial processing. Our users will have access to
The above agreement is an important step to commercialize ROSCOSMOS space activities. Mikhail Khailov, ROSCOSMOS deputy CEO, stated that in his presentation at «Earth from Space» Conference:
«In addition to enforcement of the Government’s space policy and supply of ERS data to
«The agreement on distribution of data from Russian satellites primarily gives broader opportunities: users may select the best option out of many alternatives, — indicated Valeriy Barinberg, CEO of SCANEX Group. — I hope that our cooperation with ROSCOSMOS Corporation will not be limited to imagery supply. Our clients owning UniScan™ receiving stations would be interested to obtain data directly from a Russian ERS system. UniScan™ stations are universal, while SCANEX Group has relevant experience to adjust them to Russian satellites. This may help us to directly supply data to customers’ receiving facilities at the earliest possible time».
Currently SCANEX offers to its users optical, radar and meteorological data from 40 Russian and overseas satellites.