Lobachevsky satellite receives its first spectral camera

A high-resolution multispectral camera for Earth remote sensing was handed over by Lobachevsky University to the Geoscan technology company (St. Petersburg) to be mounted on the Lobachevsky satellite platform. The manufacturer of the multispectral camera is Lepton Research and Production Association JSC. The camera was purchased by Lobachevsky University using the donation of Shchelkovo Agrochem JSC, which is one of the leaders in the Russian agrochemical and seed market. Shortly, the Lobachevsky satellite will be equipped with the second, hyperspectral camera developed and manufactured by the research team of Samara State University.

Using this research equipment, the satellite will monitor the state of vegetation in the areas under study. The data received from space orbit will be processed by a hardware and software complex developed at Lobachevsky University under the supervision of Dr. Vadim Turlapov, Professor at the UNN Institute of Information Technology, Mathematics and Mechanics. According to Dr. Turlapov, “space data processed with the help of artificial intelligence technologies will improve the quality and efficiency of analyzing the condition of agricultural crops and wild plants. This is required for developing precision agriculture, as well as for territory management”. 

At present, Geoscan Group of Companies continues its work to build the Lobachevsky satellite. The launch is scheduled for June 2025.

In February 2024, Lobachevsky University was among the winners of the Innovation Promotion Foundation competition and received a grant of 10 million roubles for implementing the space research and educational experiment “Agroecology. Satellite-based monitoring of forests and agricultural crops”.