Tokyo and Kiev are about to launch a satellite, which will gather information about the state of natural factors around the Chernobyl NPP and Japanese nuclear power " Rosatom ". The satellite was developed at the University of Tokyo, he's going to take photographs, to measure the level of radiation and to collect other necessary data. The satellite will be put into orbit with the help of the Ukrainian carrier rocket " Dnepr ". The booster will rise from Baikonur in, Clear the Orenburg region in the evening on Thursday.

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