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VNIIEM corporation has successfully completed the development of Lomonosov research spacecraft.

The spacecraft has undergone the qualification tests with a positive result. All the requirements of the technical project were met.

Currently, Lomonosov spacecraft is in the assembly, integration, and test building of VNIIEM corporation and after the final operations it will be ready for transfer to Vostochny cosmodrome.

Lomonosov research spacecraft is being developed upon the order of Lomonosov Moscow State University by VNIIEM corporation and is designed for scientific experiments on transit luminous phenomena of the Earth’s upper atmosphere and the radiation parameters of the Earth’s magnetosphere and fundamental space research. The spacecraft carries a space telescope to measure the energetic spectrum and establish the chemical composition of the space rays of extreme high energy from the near-earth orbit. Moreover, the spacecraft carries equipment complexes for the analysis of space gamma-splashes and the near-earth magnetosphere.

VNIIEM corporation possesses a 70-year research and practical experience in developing research equipment for Roscosmos, Rosatom, Gasprom, Russian Academy of Science, Natural Resource Ministry, Emergency Situation Ministry, and other departments. VNIIEM corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of space equipment and is currently developing a number of remote sensing space complexes for various purposes.