Vancouver: Urthecast has recently announced that the Progress 53P cargo ship carrying UrtheCast”s cameras has reached the orbit, following a successful launch from Kazakhstan”s Baikonur Cosmodrome. Travelling aboard a Soyuz rocket, UrtheCast”s two cameras — the world”s first 1-Metre Class, high-resolution Earth video camera and one medium-resolution imaging camera that are scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS)
“This is the biggest milestone UrtheCast has achieved so far. I want to thank everyone who has made this a reality, including everyone at UrtheCast and our strategic partners; Roscomos, RSC Energia, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates,” said Wade Larson, co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer.
Source: Urthecast
