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KANOPUS-V 3

NORAD 43180· COSPAR 2018-014A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Feb 1, 2018 from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Russia aboard a Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M.
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:25 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Russian / Soviet Government
Country
Russia
Manufacturer
Launched
Feb 1, 2018
Mass
Apogee
504 km
Perigee
501 km
Inclination
97.35°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for KANOPUS-V 3 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
503504501Aug 26Sep 9
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

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-014 (Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4).

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