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

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Cosmodrome Site 1S — Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
Family
Soyuz
Variant
Fregat-M
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type
Government
Country
RUS

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launch site

Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Location
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Country
RUS
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk