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Kanopus-V

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Канопус-В

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2012-039ALaunched 7/22/2012

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Kanopus/Belka
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG Fregat
Launch Date: 7/22/2012
Last Contact: 1/1/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 504.5 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: VNIIEM (All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute)
Manufacturer: VNIIEM (All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute)

Constellation

Name: Kanopus-V
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2012-039A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/661