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24/06/2014
Due to the emergency situation in the state of Paraná (Brazil) as a result of floods, 16.06.2014, the International Charter has been activated. Roscosmos, as a member of the Charter since 2013, has carried out survey of the affected area using a spacecraft Canopus-V.
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Image above: Fragment of space images from the spacecraft "Canopus-V" for the city 22/6/2014.
The obtained data were processed at the Research Center for Earth Operative Monitoring (NTs OMZ) JSC "Russian Space Systems" and promptly provided in the Charter to monitor the situation in the affected area.
Canopus-V spacecraft
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/20714/
Images, Text, Credits: Roscosmos press service / ROSCOSMOS / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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