Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0
Mission
Earth Science · LEO
This is the third satellite in the Resurs-P series of Earth observation satellites launched by the Russian government to replace the Resurs-DK 1 satellite. The satellite is capable of capturing images with a resolution of 3m per pixel in colour mode and as low as 1m in its panchromatic mode. The…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESURS-P 3 2016-016A | Payload | re-entered 2023-10-17 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2016-016B | Rocket body | re-entered 2016-09-24 |
COSPAR ID 2016-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).