Mission type | Earth observation |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2014-087A |
SATCAT no. | 40360 |
Website | [1] |
Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Elapsed: 9 years, 10 months, 18 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Resurs-P |
Bus | Yantar |
Manufacturer | TsSKB Progress |
Launch mass | 6,392 kilograms (14,092 lb) |
Dimensions | 7.93 by 2.72 metres (26.0 ft × 8.9 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 December 2014, 18:55:50 | UTC
Rocket | Soyuz-2.1b |
Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 468 kilometres (291 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 477 kilometres (296 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 97.29 degrees[1] |
Period | 93.91 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 25 January 2015, 06:03:01 UTC[1] |
Instruments | |
Geoton-L1, GSA, ShMSA, Koronas-Nuklon | |
Resurs-P No.2[2] is a Russian commercial Earth observation satellite capable of acquiring high-resolution imagery (resolution up to 1.0 m). The spacecraft will be operated by Roscosmos along with the Resurs-P No.1 satellite.
The satellite is designed for multi-spectral remote sensing of the Earth's surface aimed at acquiring high-quality visible images in near real-time as well as on-line data delivery via radio link and providing a wide range of consumers with value-added processed data.
Additionally the satellite carries the Nuklon high-energy particle detector developed by the Moscow State University for detecting cosmic radiation.[2]