GRUS-1A

Launch data: Designation  43890 / 18111Q Launch date  27 Dec 2018 - 02:07 UT (11:07 JST) Launch site  Vostochny, LC-1S Launch vehicle  Soyuz-2-1a Fregat-M Mission  Imaging, Earth obsevation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  593 x 599 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.7° Period  96.5 min

GRUS mounted on the rocket. Image courtesy of GK Launch Services and Axelspace.

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Developed in-house by Axelspace, GRUS will be able to provide a panchromatic resolution of 2.5m and a multispectral resolution of 5m, and has a design life of over 5 years. It has been launched into a 600km Sun Synchronous Orbit, where it will be able to provide daily revisit rates for up to 40° off-nadir angle, and 7-day revisit rates up to 5° off-nadir angle.
• Founded in 2008, Axelspace has so far launched has launched three Earth observation satellites – WNISAT-1 (10kg, launched in 2013 and currently in extended operation in orbit); WNITSAT-1R (43kg, launched in 2017 and currently operational); and Hodoyoshi-1 (60kg, launched in 2014, and currently operational), developed in cooperation with the Next-generation Space Systems Technology Research Association (NESTRA).

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking