Restrictions on the publication of earth remote sensing data and information have been lifted
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Submitted by the Defence Ministry pursuant to a list of instructions by the President of Russia following a meeting on the prospects for the development of the space sector in Blagoveshchensk on 12 April 2013 (No. Pr-1020, Item 1d, dated 8 May 2013).
The directive establishes that remote sensing data and information received from foreign satellites and Russian civilian satellites do not constitute state secrets and can be publicly used in accordance with Russian law.
These decisions will ensure the broad use of remote sensing data and information received from civilian satellites in Russia’s economic interests, and provide essential conditions for the development of the Russian market of services in this area.