Kanopus-V-IK is a small Russian remote sensing satellite for monitoring wildfires. Weighing about 473 kg, it is intended for 5 years of operation in a 510 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Overview
Date / time
July 14, 2017 at 06:36 AM UTC
Outcome
partial failure
Launch site
31/6
Mission
Kanopus-V-IK
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
FailureNumerous payloads experienced technical problems after an upper stage anomaly.