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RESURS-01-3

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Mission Photos:

RESURS-1-3
Courtesy of "SPUTNIK" Server

Mission Objectives:

The first satellite in the RESURS-O1 series of Russian remote sensing satellites was operational for three years after its launch in 1985. The second, launched in 1988, was switched off after 7 years of successful operation. The third and current satellite RESURS-01-3 was launched in 1994 and is in full operation. The successor to the current satellite is planned for launch in March 1998, and will carry the same instruments. This will be followed by the first satellite in the RESURS-O2 series, a series that will take the RESURS program well into the twenty-first century.

The RESURS-01-3 is a medium resolution satellite designed for land-use/land-cover mapping; natural resource assessment and monitoring (i.e. forests, crops, snow, ice, coastlines, etc.); environmental assessment and monitoring (i.e. impact analysis, habitat analysis, oil spill detection, forest fires); and mineral exploration.

Mission Instrumentation:

RESURS-01-3 had the following instrumentation onboard:

  • Two multispectral scanners
  • Retroreflector array
Mission Parameters:
Sponsor: Russia
Expected Life: 2 years
Primary Applications: remote sensing
Primary SLR Applications: retroreflector technology
COSPAR ID: 9407401
SIC Code: 1333
Satellite Catalog (NORAD) Number: 23342
Launch Date: November 4, 1994
RRA Diameter: unknown
RRA Shape: linear array
Reflectors: 2 cubes
Orbit: circular, sun-synchronous
Inclination: 98.04 degrees
Eccentricity: 0.0128
Perigee: 691 km
Period: 98 minutes
Weight: 1950 kg

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