The working group "AERONET" the National technology initiative is planning to order and Finance the development of a space tug for satellites servicing and cleaning of space debris, according to the materials of the working group at the disposal of RIA Novosti.
According to the materials, among other potential tasks of such tow: breeding satellites in the orbits, the maintenance of satellite constellations, the collection and disposal of space debris.
Work on avandiaactosri this tug is scheduled to begin this year. In plans at the National technology initiative to attract early works 75 thousand dollars for avandiaactosri at least three versions of the tug.
The Russian draft could be one of the first in the world. "the market has almost no competition with high ERD (electro-jet engines – ed.) tugs, while Russia is a technological leader in the field of ERD", – stated in the materials.
It is assumed that the mass of the tug will be about 80 kg, and thus he will be able to transport satellites or space junk weighing up to 150 pounds at a height of up to 1,500 kilometers.
