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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-FG Fregat31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kanopus-V No.1 & BelKA-2
Launched
July 22, 2012
Summary
Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-FG Fregat from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 22, 2012. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 216th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,231st orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kanopus-V, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 513 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Soyuz-FG Fregat flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 216th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,231st orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kanopus-V · NORAD 38707 · 2012-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-039A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-22 08:07:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21148049 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005425
- Inclination
- 97.4952°
- Ascending node
- 112.3357°
- Arg. of perigee
- 30.6155°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.5404°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 5 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Kanopus-V · NORAD 38707 · re-entered November 19, 2024
- BKA · NORAD 38708 · re-entered October 17, 2024
- exactView-1 · NORAD 38709
- TET-1 · NORAD 38710 · re-entered November 21, 2022
- MKA-PN1 · NORAD 38711 · in orbit
Fregat No. 1019 · deorbited July 22, 2012
Soyuz-FG No. 033 Blok-I · re-entered July 24, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kanopus-V No.1 is a Russian Earth-observation satellite for disaster and environmental monitoring, launched together with Belarus's near-identical BKA (BelKA-2) imaging satellite plus the Russian MKA-FKI Zond-PP, Germany's TET-1 and Canada's exactView-1.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
352nd launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,390th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA launch?
Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA launched on July 22, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA?
Soyuz-FG Fregat, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-FG Fregat spec sheet
Where did Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA reach?
Kanopus-V, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 506 × 513 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Kanopus-V No.1 & BKA launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).