Kanopus-V 6

Russian Earth observation satellite. Kanopus-V 6 was launched on December 27, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-111BNORAD 43877Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kanopus-V No. 6
Common name: Kanopus-V 6
Payload designation: Kanopus-V
International designator: 2018-111B
NORAD catalog number: 43877
GCAT identifier: S43877
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/879

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: Kanopus
Owner: VNIIEM
Country: Russia
Builder: Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEM
Platform (bus): Kanopus

Launch

Date: December 27, 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Launch record: 2018-111Success
Rocket: Soyuz-2-1A
Spaceport: Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 498 km
Apogee: 511 km
Inclination: 97.47°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 473 kg
Dry mass: 473 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 6.0 m

Launched together

Kanopus-V 5Optical imaging · VNIIEM ISATCommunications · iSky UWE-4Technology · U Wurzburg D-STAR ONE SPARROWTechnology · German Orb Sys ZACUBE-2Communications · CPUT Lume-1Communications · U. Vigo

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q65297419 (CC0).