Moscow, July 28. Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov has announced that satellites, which will be constructed by private companies as part of Russia`s National Space Project, are estimated to cost between 1 and 2 billion rubles each. Bakanov revealed this information during an appearance on the RBC television channel.
«Every Earth remote sensing satellite, including those developed and manufactured by firms like Sitronics, Steelsoft, and BARL, is priced at approximately one to two billion rubles. These represent substantial investments in addition to the funds already allocated,» he stated. His remarks came in response to an inquiry about the total amount of private capital the state corporation aims to attract for these space initiatives.
