Kanopus-V-IK-6 ist ein künstlicher Erdsatellit der Kanopus-V-Serie, der von VNIIEM Corporation JSC entwickelt wurde.
Name of Satellite | Kanopus-V-IK-6 |
Purpose | Earth Observation |
Contractor | Roscosmos |
Country of Contractor | Russia |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 500 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 498 |
Date of Launch | 27.12.2018 |
Launch Site | Vostochny Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-2.1a |
COSPAR Number | 2018-111B |
NORAD Number | 43877 |
Kanopus-V-IK-6 is designed to monitor man-made and natural disasters, identify forest fires, identify sources of significant pollutants in the natural environment, analyze agricultural practices, monitor natural resources, and create maps.