Kanopus-B (Kanopus Vulcan 1) ist ein künstlicher Erdsatellit der Kanopus-V-Serie, der von VNIIEM Corporation JSC entwickelt wurde.
| Name of Satellite | Kanopus-B (Kanopus Vulcan 1) |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Contractor | All-Russia Research Institute of Electromechanics (NPP VNIIEM) |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 400 |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Perigee (km) | 501 |
| Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | 5 |
| Date of Launch | 22.07.2012 |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-Fregat |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-039A |
| NORAD Number | 38707 |
Kanopus-B 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.
