The space agency director's claim is in contrast to doubts cast over Russia's satellite reconnaissance capabilities.
, claimed that the country's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was superior to comparable U.S. technology and also said the space agency was providing satellite images of Ukraine to the Russian army as"intelligence support."
Regarding Russia's satellite capabilities, Rogozin claimed that Roscosmos was conducting satellite observation activities over Ukraine, including taking images of Ukrainian decision-making centers. He said that the satellite images are not published but are instead sent to the defense ministry. Dmitry Rogozin, director of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, seen at a space industry meeting in Sochi, Russia, in May, 2017. Rogozin is known for making outspoken comments in support of Russia's military action."The images, along with footage made by the Defense Ministry's devices, are meant to ensure information and intelligence support for the Russian Armed Forces' operation," he was quoted as saying per Russian news agency TASS.
The country is thought to operate other types of observation satellite that operate via radar, but here too the country"lags behindIn any case, Rogozin made more claims about Russia's military strength. Regarding Sarmat, Rogozin said according to TASS:"As for technical performance, what they have in their arsenal certainly lags behind what we have.
"They lag especially far behind in terms of the designed capabilities of our Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, which have been confirmed in the first test-launch."is a liquid fueled ICBM that has been in development by Russia and is reportedly ready to go into service in the fall of this year when the first serially-produced missiles are put on combat duty, according to Rogozin.
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