Kanopus-V-IK Infrared Earth Observation Satellite
VNIIEM Corporation
Earth observation satellite with mid-wave infrared payload for wildfire detection from 400 km SSO, with 2000 km infrared swath.
Technical specifications
- Orbit
- 400 km SSO
- Panchromatic resolution
- 2.1 m
- Multispectral resolution
- 3.4 m
- Infrared swath
- 2000 km
- Launch
- July 2017
- Infrared channel
- Mid-wave infrared for wildfire detection
About
Kanopus-V-IK is a variant of the Kanopus-V bus adding a mid-wave infrared imager. Operating from 400 km SSO, it is optimised for global wildfire monitoring and thermal anomaly detection. The MWIR channel detects thermal sources above approximately 600 K, supporting near-real-time forest fire alerts. The infrared imager provides a wide 2000 km swath enabling rapid global revisit. Launched in July 2017, it operates in coordination with other Kanopus-V satellites in Russia national Earth observation constellation.
Documentation
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