Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
Kanopus-V is a series of small remote sensing satellites, dedicated to monitoring manmade and natural emergencies, detecting forest fires and major emissions of atmosphere pollutants. Its other uses are monitoring of agriculture, water and coastal resoures, land use. Each satellite weighs about 500…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 6 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANOPUS-V 3 2018-014A | Payload | 497 × 500 km · 97.3° | Globe |
| KANOPUS-V 4 2018-014B | Payload | 497 × 500 km · 97.3° | Globe |
| LEMUR-2-JIN-LUEN 2018-014C | Payload | re-entered 2026-04-08 | |
| LEMUR-2-URAMCHANSOL 2018-014D | Payload | re-entered 2025-06-19 | |
| LEMUR-2-KADI 2018-014E | Payload | re-entered 2026-06-04 | |
| LEMUR-2-THENICKMOLO 2018-014F | Payload | re-entered 2025-09-27 | |
| S-NET D 2018-014G | Payload | 508 × 517 km · 97.5° | Globe |
| S-NET B 2018-014H | Payload | 508 × 518 km · 97.5° | Globe |
Show all 10 objects
COSPAR ID 2018-014. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).