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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2012-039BLaunched 7/22/2012

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Kanopus/Belka
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG Fregat
Launch Date: 7/22/2012
Last Contact: 9/22/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 507 km
Inclination: 97.49 deg
Dry Mass: 400 kg
Total Mass: 400 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Belarus Academy of Sciences
Manufacturer: VNIIEM (All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2012-039B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/664