SMOTR-R Spacecraft

SMOTR-R is a cutting-edge Earth remote sensing satellite with a radar payload that makes it possible to meet a wide range of industrial and environmental goals regardless of weather and light conditions:

• geotechnical and geodynamic monitoring of facilities industrial infrastructure on the basis of radar interferometry using both artificial corner reflectors and natural stable reflectors to detect and monitor deformations of the surface terrain and facilities themselves;
• control of safety zones of potentially hazardous facilities;
• monitoring of ice conditions in the water area and shelf of the Arctic seas to ensure safe navigation along the Northern Sea Route and activities of off-shore facilities;
• monitoring of offshore oil contamination and natural oil spills to evaluate the integral environmental impact in the areas of hydrocarbon production as well as for the purpose of near real-time monitoring of shipping areas and location of off-shore hydrocarbon production facilities in order to detect and identify sources of pollution.