Kanopus-ST [NPO VNIIEM]
Kanopus-ST is a small Russian remote sensing satellite for ocean and weather research.
Kanopus-ST features a BIK-GYa-1 microwave radiometer with a swath of 2200 km and a spatial resolution of 12-160 km and a KMVD-E multispectral camera with a swath of 1000 km and a spatial resolution of 30-50 m.
Kanopus-ST was originally planned to be launched on a Kosmos-3M rocket, but with the retirement of this vehicle, it was moved to a Soyuz-2-1v Volga. After launch, Kanopus-ST failed to separate from the Volga upper stage.
Nation: | Russia |
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Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
Operator: | Roskosmos |
Contractors: | NPO VNIIEM |
Equipment: | BIK-GYa-1 radiometer, KMVD-E camera |
Configuration: | Kanopus bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 441 kg |
Orbit: | 670 km × 830 km, 98.7° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST 1) | 2015-071A | 05.12.2015 | Pl LC-43/4 | f | Soyuz-2-1v Volga | with Kosmos 2512 (KYuA 1) / failed to separate |