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Kanopus-ST

Russian Earth observation satellite, lost in a launch failure. Kanopus-ST was launched on December 5, 2015 aboard a Soyuz-2-1V from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 8, 2015).

COSPAR 2015-071ANORAD 41098Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-2511
Common name
Kanopus-ST
Payload designation
Kanopus-ST No. 1
International designator
2015-071A
NORAD catalog number
41098
GCAT identifier
S41098
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/764

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Kanopus
Country
Russia
Builder
Tsentr Kosmonit OAO RKS (Rossiyskoe Kosmicheskiye Sistemi)
Platform (bus)
Kanopus

Launch

Date
December 5, 2015 · 14:08 UTC
Launch record
2015-071Failure · 0.44
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
685 km
Apogee
694 km
Inclination
98.18°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 8, 2015
Last known active
Dec 8, 2015
End of operations
Dec 8, 2015

Size

Mass
491 kg
Dry mass
491 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,391 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
2.60 m
Span
4.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52317501 (CC0).