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Russia just launched space advertisement satellite

The Avant Space satellite is the first spacecraft in the future Constellation satellite system, which will consist of dozens of such vehicles in low Earth orbit and project images in the night sky. By the way, Elon Musk's SpaceX company is also working on a similar project of advertising from space.

— Our spacecraft is part of the payload of the Angara-A5 rocket. A few seconds after the launch, our vehicle separates, and then it communicates over the Crimea. This launch from Vostochny is a big event for the whole country and a huge step for us. Everything is here for the first time: the launch pad, the upper stage, the separation system and us. Our company is a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation, and we have attracted state grants for the development of a satellite and an electric rocket engine — " Anton Ossovsky shared with Amurskaya Pravda. - It is no coincidence that our satellite is named "Gagarinets" — this year marks the 90th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's birth. This is a test vehicle, and all systems will be tested while it is in orbit.
Speaking about the space advertising project, Anton explains: each satellite of the Constellation system will represent one light point (pixel). A group of satellites will move in orbit at an altitude of about 600-800 kilometers above the planet. Their projections form a logo or text similar to a constellation in the night sky. Ads will be activated when flying over major cities and agglomerations of the world with a population of more than 10 million people. And the image size will be similar to three moons.