The Bars (17F112) satellite was a new electro-optical area surveillance satellite to replace the film-return Yantar-1KFT (Kometa) series.
Bars was in development since 2005 but was later cancelled in favour of the improved Bars-M version.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, optical |
Operator: | VKO |
Contractors: | TsSKB-Progress (bus), LOMO (payload) |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | Yantar bus ? |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | + 7000 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 2xxx (Bars #1) | - | cancelled | Soyuz-2-1a ? | |||
Kosmos 2xxx (Bars #2) | - | cancelled | Soyuz-2-1a ? |