2018

2018 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4

successSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4

Kanopus-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.

Overview

Date / time
February 1, 2018 at 02:07 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Mission
Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Payloads deployed · 10