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Pion

retired
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Launched 1/1/2021
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
78 kg
Total Mass
78 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Korolev Aviation Institute

Manufacturer

Korolev Aviation Institute
Launch Mission

Resurs-F Mission

5/25/1989

Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

Pion is an ELINT and SAR imaging satellite capable of guiding Russian Navy missiles to their targets.

Mentioned as: PionSource

Pion uses its SIGINT capability to locate naval assets, which are then imaged by its SAR system.

Mentioned as: PionSource

Russia launched the Pion satellite in 2021 to provide SIGINT-cued synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability for the Russian Navy.

Mentioned as: PionSource