KANOPUS-V-IK

NORAD 42825· COSPAR 2017-042A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jul 14, 2017 from 31/6, Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.

Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:48 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Russian / Soviet Government

Country

Russia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jul 14, 2017

Mass

—

Apogee

504 km

Perigee

501 km

Inclination

97.35°

Period

1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for KANOPUS-V-IK across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

+0.2 km

Rate

+0.01 km/day

Now

501 × 504 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

15 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-042 (Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK).

NORSAT 1 · 42826
NORSAT 2 · 42828
TECHNOSAT · 42829
FLYING LAPTOP · 42831
WNISAT 1R · 42835
LEMUR-2-GREENBERG · 42837
LEMUR-2-ANDIS · 42838
LEMUR-2-MONSON · 42839
LEMUR-2-FURIAUS · 42840
LEMUR-2-PETERG · 42841
LEMUR-2-DEMBITZ · 42842
NANOACE · 42844
LEMUR-2-ZACHARY · 42845
CORVUS BC2 · 42846
CORVUS BC1 · 42847

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