on the International Space Station for the first quarter 2017goda will be installed special equipment that will allow astronauts to “go online” at speeds up to 150 Mb / s, the general director of OJSC “Satellite system” messenger ».
The multifunctional space relay system” Ray “was provided by RSC” Energia “, a subsidiary of GC” Rostec “, which specializes in manned programs.
currently connectivity is limited to the ISS – space station gets in the zone a stable connection with the Mission control Center in Korolev near Moscow only 2.5 hours per day.
«Luch” system will make it possible to solve problems with communication channel through three geostationary satellites are placed in orbit so that at any moment one of them a signal with the ISS in the future relays it to the ground. Satellites “Ray” have been developed Zheleznogorsk ISS Academician MF Reshetnev, devices in orbit from 2011 to 2014. In 2011, “Roscosmos” gave the company “Messenger” function relay system operator “Ray».
Boris Kogtev
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