BKA (BelKA 2) is a Belarusian remote sensing satellite that will replace the BelKA 1 satellite, which was lost after a failed launch.
| Name of Satellite | BKA 2 (BelKA 2) |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Contractor | NPO VNIIEM |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 400 |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Perigee (km) | 503 |
| Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 5 |
| Date of Launch | 22.07.2012 |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-Fregat |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-039B |
| NORAD Number | 38708 |
A satellite called the BKA is a virtual counterpart of Russia’s Kanopus-B-1. Targeting equipment with a resolution of up to 2.1 m and four spectral channels is capable of solving national economic problems in the interests of various ministries such as the Ministry of Economic Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Federal Service of Geodesy and Cartography.
