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Nov 19 2011
Armenian Observatory to monitor space debris starting from next January
November 19, 2011 | 16:08
YEREVAN. - Program at the Byurakan Observatory with the support of
Russian Federal Space Agency to monitor space debris will start next
January, head of the Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan told the journalists
on Saturday.
The Observatory will be included in the network monitoring space
debris and the prevention of dangerous situations in the near-Earth
space. More than ten states applied for the participation in the
program held under the auspices of UN.
The project, which is initiated by Russian Federal agency
Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian State Cooperation), will be funded by
Russian Space Agency. Totally $2 million will be invested, as informed
earlier. Five small telescopes will be purchased within the framework
of the project.
Nov 19 2011
Armenian Observatory to monitor space debris starting from next January
November 19, 2011 | 16:08
YEREVAN. - Program at the Byurakan Observatory with the support of
Russian Federal Space Agency to monitor space debris will start next
January, head of the Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan told the journalists
on Saturday.
The Observatory will be included in the network monitoring space
debris and the prevention of dangerous situations in the near-Earth
space. More than ten states applied for the participation in the
program held under the auspices of UN.
The project, which is initiated by Russian Federal agency
Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian State Cooperation), will be funded by
Russian Space Agency. Totally $2 million will be invested, as informed
earlier. Five small telescopes will be purchased within the framework
of the project.