KANOPUS-V 1 (38707)

COSPAR: 2012-039A | Alt Name: Kanopus-V

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 22, 2012

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-FG

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

38707

International Designator

2012-039A

Decay Date

11/19/2024

Basic Satellite Info

Name

KANOPUS-V 1

Alternative Name

Kanopus-V

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

VNIIEMI

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

KANOPUS-V 1, also known as Kanopus-V, is an Earth Observation satellite launched on July 22, 2012, from the Tsiolkovsky State Space Center (TYMSC) at LC31 using a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle. It measures 1 meter in length and has a diameter of 0.6 meters with a span of 6 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. The satellite has a dry mass of 400 kg and was equipped with PSS (Panchromatic Stereo Scanner) and MSS (Multispectral Scanner) for imaging purposes. Its mission is to conduct Earth Observation over a lifetime of five years. KANOPUS-V 1 is powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, and its propulsion system consists of two SPT-50 engines. The satellite was designed using the Kanopus bus configuration and manufactured by VNIIEMI, which also owns it. Its shape is described as a box with two panels.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

0.6

Span

Dry Mass

400

Launch Mass

400

Shape

Box+ 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

1.9

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Kanopus-V

Purpose

Earth Observation

Mission

Earth Observation

Manufacturer

VNIIEMI

Life Expectancy

5 years

Bus

Kanopus

Configuration

Kanopus bus

Motor

2 x SPT-50

Equipment

PSS, MSS

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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