Representatives from Indonesia and Morocco Are Expected at the VI RusNanoSat Nanosatellite Symposium

An international symposium "Climate Impacts: Transformation of Space Technologies and Projects into Sustainable Development Services" was held in the Austrian university city of Graz under the auspices of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNOOSA). Igor Belokonov, Professor, Head of the Inter-university Department of Space Research, participated in the symposium representing Samara University.

The international symposium brought together 120 people, including representatives of space agencies of countries that own Earth remote sensing satellites.

During the event, scientists from various countries discussed the tasks of creating space-oriented services and technologies. On the one hand, the discussion was about Earth remote sensing satellites, including nanosatellites that monitor climate change on our planet. On the other hand, the discussion was about creating software that uses information received from meteorological satellite services to improve people's lives. That is, to forecast crop yields, control deforestation and waste disposal, as well as for the needs of cartography and the creation of geographic information systems. Basically, all these services are being developed in technologically advanced countries.

"During the symposium, we exchanged contacts with representatives of Indonesia and Morocco", said Igor Belokonov. "They expressed great interest in participating in our summer space school and in the Russian symposium with international participation on RusNanoSat nanosatellites, which are traditionally held at the site of Samara University. I hope that in June 2025 we will welcome specialists from Morocco and Indonesia at the symposium on nanosatellites, and students from these countries at the summer space school classes, whom we will then be glad to see among the students and postgraduates of our University."