Resurs-P 1

Resurs-P 1

Russia

Spacecraft nº:

Russian spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	39186 / 13030A
Launch date	25 June 2013 - 17:28 UT
Launch site	Baik, LC-31/6
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-2-1B (14A14-1B #I15000-013)
Mission	Civile: Earth Observation, Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	460 x 479 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.3 deg
Period	93.8 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Platform	Yantar bus
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

On 5th april 2012, the satellite was transfered in the TsSKB-Progress's Control and Testing Station (KIS).

According to this picture, Resurs-P has the same index as Yantar-4KS1 (11φ694).

Description:

The Resurs-P series of russian Earth observation satellites will be the successors of the Resurs-DK 1 satellite. It is a development of the precedessor.

RESURS P1 is a Russian civil remote sensing satellite featuring a modernized high-resolution digital camera to collect imagery of Earth for Russian government agencies and international customers. The images will be used by emergency personnel, environmental scientists, urban planners and other officials, putting Russia in a league with commercial observation satellites owned by companies in the United States and Europe. The Resurs P1 spacecraft is the first in a new generation of civil observation satellites developed by Russia. It replaces an aging craft launched in June 2006, adding fresh capacity and higher-resolution imaging capabilities to the Resurs program. The craft will circle Earth in a sun-synchronous orbit about 295 miles (475 km) high

Mission details:

According to Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the launch is planned on September 30th, 2012.
Launch delayed from Nov 20 & Nov 30, 2012.
On Jan 17, 2013: Resurs-P No.1 postponed indefinitely: RU news
Delayed from February 2013 due to disagreement on drop zones. Delayed from June 23.
Russia's Resurs-P No. 1 civilian imaging satellite was launched on Jun 25, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baykonur into a 250 x 451 km x 97.3 deg orbit. On Jun 29 the satellite raised its orbit to 458 x 472 km. Built by TsSKB-Progress of Samara, and based on the Yantar' spy satellites, the satellite carries a Geoton-L1 telescope with a 1-meter resolution multispectral imager and a 25m resolution hyperspectral imager.

Satellite tracking:

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Ref.: #6n, #7(JR681), #12, #14, #215a, #228 - update: 08.08.13

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