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KANOPUS-V-IK
Russian Wildfire / Thermal Monitoring Satellite · Roscosmos
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Kanopus-V-IK, a Russian Earth observation satellite specifically equipped with an infrared sensor to detect wildfires and industrial thermal anomalies across Russia's vast territory, complementing the standard optical Kanopus-V constellation used for agricultural and environmental monitoring.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 312–313 mi (502–504 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.5 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42825
- Int’l designator
- 2017-042A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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