Good to see this coming back on track. now on to global coverage. But let's use it, there are alot of things that need remote precise monitoring with mobile vehicles.

It is clear that this technology has the potential to make Russia much securer and safer. Russia is a massive country and it needs this technology urgently. Let us hope that unlawful surveillance capacity this technology against law abiding Russian citizens will be wisely regulated and delimited.

Well done to all those involved! Now if the reporters could become even remotely knowledgeable about the subject they are writing about. The statement about tracking objects to prevent terror cannot possibly be true. The optics required to observe a 30cm object from 19,000km would have to be rather massive and occupy space need for the transmitting antenna array and associated circuitry. I could see a small detector similar to what the GPS system has (or had) for ballistic missle launch detections. Additionally, who would review all that imagery in a timely manner?