| Kanopus-V-IK | |
| Names List: | Kanopus-V 2 |
| Image Alt: | Kanopus spacecraft bus |
| Mission Type: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Roscosmos Roshydromet[1] |
| Cospar Id: | 2017-042A[2] |
| Satcat: | 42825[3] |
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (planned) (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Kanopus |
| Manufacturer: | NPO VNIIEM |
| Launch Mass: | ~ |
| Power: | 300W |
| Launch Date: | 12:36 West Kazakhstan Time (06:36 UTC) |
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Inclination: | 97.4° |
| Orbit Period: | 94.8 minutes |
| Instruments: | Panchromatic Imaging System, Multispectral Imaging System, Multispectral Scanner Unit-IK-SR[4] |
Kanopus-V-IK (formerly Kanopus-V 2[2]) is a Russian Earth observation satellite developed by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electromechanics and operated by Roscosmos. It was launched on July 14, 2017, designed for monitoring the environment over a large swath of land, and has an expected service life of 5 years.
Kanopus-V-IK's mission is to collect data for environmental monitoring and mapping, detection of fires, agricultural planning, and assessing land use. It can also be used to monitor man-made and natural disasters.[5] The satellite uses the Kanopus satellite bus. It was originally built as Kanopus-V 2 but was modified to include an infrared detection capability.[2]
Kanopus-V-IK contains several instruments. The Panchromatic Imaging System (PSS) collects black-and-white images for monitoring the environment and covers a ground swath of . The Multispectral Imaging System (MSS) covers four spectral bands. The green wavelengths are used for vegetation monitoring and the red to near-infrared wavelengths for fire and hotspot detection. The Multispectral Scanner Unit-IK-SR (MSU-IK-SRM) aids in fire detection over a swath of the Earth's surface, while having a minimal revisit time due to the satellite's low orbit.[4] [5]
Kanopus-V-IK launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31 on July 14, 2017, at 12:36 local time (06:36 UTC) on board a Soyuz-2.1a rocket. It was launched with over 70 other satellites in a satellite rideshare mission. It contained 48 CubeSats for Planet Labs.[1] [6] They were launched to a low Earth orbit with a perigee of, an apogee of, and an inclination of 97.4°.