Resurs-DK
Resurs-DK 1
The Resurs-DK 1 satellite is mainly designed to image and transmit data on information for Earth natural resources study, data on echology and emergency, sea surface status, ice situation, meteorological conditions in Earth polar regions, as well as to support digital data exchange between ground users. The satellite is continuously oriented towards the Earth in order to fulfill this program of Earth surface observation.
The additional german PAMELA magnet spectrometer, designed to register the fluxes of charged particles and non-stationary phenomena in cosmic ray research, is installed on the upward side of the satellite.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
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| Configuration: | Yantar bus |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Resurs-DK 1 | 15.06.2006 | TB LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U |
Further Resurs missions:
