On the 26th December at 18:55 UTC the Soyuz 2-1B will take the Resurs-P2 Earth observation satellite to orbit. The launch is from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which has been the launch site of many important Russian space missions such as Sputnik 1 in 1957. The satellite will be launched into a 200x475 km orbit at an inclination of roughly 97 degrees.
The satellite is expected to collect remote sensing data for Russian government agencies and foreign customers. It will monitor pollution, water, ice and emergency areas. In addition it will provide information support for oil, natural gas, ore and other mineral deposits as well as information for construction of highways and infrastructure in Russia.
Its main scientific payload is NUCLEON. The NUCLEON experiment aims to provide the detection of high energy cosmic rays in the energy range of 1012 to 1015 eV. The data collection will be performed for five years aboard the Resurs-P2 satellite.
The satellite is expected to collect remote sensing data for Russian government agencies and foreign customers. It will monitor pollution, water, ice and emergency areas. In addition it will provide information support for oil, natural gas, ore and other mineral deposits as well as information for construction of highways and infrastructure in Russia.
Its main scientific payload is NUCLEON. The NUCLEON experiment aims to provide the detection of high energy cosmic rays in the energy range of 1012 to 1015 eV. The data collection will be performed for five years aboard the Resurs-P2 satellite.