Mission Overview
A pair of Russian optical Earth observation satellites built by the Progress Rocket Space Centre for obtaining stereo images of the Earth's surface, with maximum resolution of 1.2 m in panchromatic mode and a swath width of 32 km. 50 small satellites will also be launched as ride-share payloads, including 3 from Iran.
Payloads
1
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Window
01:18 PM UTC – 01:18 PM UTC
Rocket
RU
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Site
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation