The launch of the satellite Canopus-B № 1 (a.k.a Kanopus-V) was carried out on July 22, 2012 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. In 2017, another satellite of the series, Canopus-B-IK, was launched. On February 1, 2018, the group was enlarged with the spacecraft Canopus B № 3 and № 4, and on December 27 of the same year two new Canopus-B satellites № 5 and № 6 were successfully launched into orbit. The satellites shoot high-quality black and white and multispectral images with a spatial resolution of 2,1 meters and 10,5 meters at nadir, respectively.
Characteristics of the space satellite
| Operating country | Russia |
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