Russia to orbit foreign research satellites

MOSCOW. June 28 (Interfax) – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has ordered Space Forces to orbit foreign research satellites, the government said on Saturday.

The satellites to be taken into space en masse from the Plesetsk launch site in Russia by a Rokot carrier rocket are Most, Mimosa, X- 1, CUTE-1, DTUSAT-1, Can X-1, AAU CubeSat, and QuakeSat, the Government Information Department told Interfax.