OREANDA-NEWS. February 20, 2009. Belorussia develops a new remote sensing spacecraft to be launched in late 2009- early 2010. The satellite will provide resolution of about 2m.

This is the second attempt of Belorussia to become a space power. Dnepr rocket with Belka spacecraft aboard fell down in several dozens of seconds after lift-off from Baikonur in July, 2006.