Resurs-P No.3

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Description:

• RESURS P3 is a Russian Earth observation satellite. Made by TsSKB Progress, a company based in Samara, Russia, the 5,730-kilogram (12,632-pound) satellite hosts a suite of digital cameras. One is tuned to image the Earth in 96 spectral bands, obtaining details on metrics such as crop yield, vegetation health, microbial activity in water, and assessing the impacts of invasive insects on agriculture. A telephoto camera with a focal length of 4,000 millimeters will take the highest-resolution images. RESURS P3 will collect black-and-white imagery with a resolution of 1 meter, or 3.3 feet, and analysts will resolve objects as small as 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) across in color pictures. Russian government agencies responsible for agriculture, the environment, emergency situations, fisheries, meteorology and cartography will be consumers of data from Resurs P3, which will join two similar satellites—named Resurs P1 and Resurs P2—launched in June 2013 and December 2014. Data from the Resurs satellites aid in disaster response, help authorities update maps, track pollution, track ice in maritime shipping lanes, and detect fields of illegal drugs.

Mission details:

• Russia launched the third Resurs-P civil remote sensing satellite on Mar 13, 2016. The first two satellites in the series are still operating; Resurs-P No. 1 made an orbit adjust burn on Feb 22, 2016.
  The Resurs-P No. 3 spacecraft, however, failed to deploy one of its solar panels.

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• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking