Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, February 1, 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Mission
/01Kanopus-V is a series of small remote sensing satellites, dedicated to monitoring manmade and natural emergencies, detecting forest fires and major emissions of atmosphere pollutants. Its other uses are monitoring of agriculture, water and coastal resoures, land use. Each satellite weighs about 500 kg and is placed into sun-synchronous orbit, where it is planned to operate for about 5 years.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
Variant: Fregat-M
Launch Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
51.884° N, 128.334° E
3
Pad Launches
3
Location Launches
271
Agency Launches
14
Orbital This Year