Earth Observation Satellite

Resurs-P1, a set of Russian commercial Earth observation satellites, can capture high-resolution hyperspectral data (HSI), wide-field multispectral (MSI), and panchromatic images.

Name of SatelliteResurs-P1
PurposeEarth Observation
ContractorTsSKB Progress (State Research & Production Space Rocket Center)
Country of ContractorRussia
Launch Mass (kg.)5 900
Class of OrbitLEO
Perigee (km)459
Expected Lifetime (yrs.)3
Date of Launch25.06.2013
Launch SiteBaikonur Cosmodrome
Launch VehicleSoyuz-2.1b
COSPAR Number2013-030A
NORAD Number39186

The Russian Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries, Meteorology, Transport, Emergency Situations, Natural Resources and Defense utilize Resurs-P satellite images for mapping, environmental control, agricultural monitoring, hydrology, soil salinity measurement, and searching for potential oil or mineral deposits.

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