Kanopus V IR: Launched 2017

Kanopus V IR: Launched 2017

Kanopus V IR is an Earth Observation satellite manufactured by Russia’s NPP VNIIEM with spacecraft avionics, computers and power distribution from SSTL.

Kanopus-V IR is fitted with an additional infrared imaging payload and a Panchromatic Imaging System (PSS), a Multispectral Imaging System (MSS) and a prototype Multispectral Scanner Unit (MSU-200). The panchromatic imager, has a resolution of 2.5 metres.