Kanopus-V-IK

Kanopus-V-IK
Kanopus spacecraft bus
Illustration of the Kanopus spacecraft
NamesKanopus-V 2
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorRoscosmos
Roshydromet[1]
COSPAR ID2017-042A[2]
SATCAT no.42825[3]
Mission duration5 years (planned)
7 years and 4 months (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
BusKanopus
ManufacturerNPO VNIIEM
Launch mass~600 kg (1,300 lb)
Power300W
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 14, 2017 (2017-07-14)
12:36 West Kazakhstan Time
(06:36 UTC)[1]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a/Fregat
Launch siteBaikonur Cosmodrome Site 31
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Semi-major axis6,884 km (4,278 mi)
Periapsis altitude512.7 km (318.6 mi)
Apoapsis altitude515.2 km (320.1 mi)
Inclination97.4°
Period94.8 minutes
Instruments
Panchromatic Imaging System, Multispectral Imaging System, Multispectral Scanner Unit-IK-SR[4]

Kanopus-V-IK (formerly Kanopus-V 2[2]) is a Russian Earth observation satellite developed by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electromechanics and operated by Roscosmos. It was launched on July 14, 2017, designed for monitoring the environment over a large swath of land, and has an expected service life of 5 years.

  1. ^ a b Graham, William (2017-07-14). "Soyuz 2-1A launches with Kanopus-V-IK and over 70 satellites". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. ^ a b "Kanopus-V-IK 1". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. ^ "Technical details for satellite KANOPUS-V-IK". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ "Kanopus-V-IK 1 - eoPortal Directory - Satellite Missions". directory.eoportal.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-12-13.