40010 - KAZEOSAT 2

KazEOSat-2 (formerly known as KazMRES) has a mass of 180kg and is based on the SSTL-150 platform. It will deliver 77km swath, multi-spectral images with a resolution of 6.5 metres for agricultural and resource monitoring, disaster management and land use mapping. The spacecraft is the medium-resolution element of a civil space remote sensing system that also includes the high-resolution satellite, KazEOSat-1, built by Airbus Defence and Space. The contract with SSTL also included a license agreement for non-commercial reproduction of the SSTL-150 platform in Kazakhstan.

Alternate Names

DZZ-MR

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2014-06-19
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia
Mass: 177.0 kg