Q: When was Resurs-DK launched?

A: Resurs-DK was launched on June 15, 2006, at 08:00:00 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome's Gagarin's Start pad.

Q: What was the primary purpose of Resurs-DK?

A: Its main mission was to collect high-resolution optical imagery for Earth observation, supporting applications like environmental monitoring, agricultural management, and disaster response.

Q: How long was Resurs-DK operational?

A: The satellite operated for nearly a decade, from its 2006 launch until its retirement in February 2016.

Resurs-DK

Russian Earth observation satellite

Vehicle Earth Observation Satellite Q1038850

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: Earth observation satellite
Launch date: 2006-06-15
Part of: Resurs^[4]
Apoapsis: 590 km^[19]
Country of origin: Russia^[6]
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U
Manufacturer: Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center^[3]
Mass: 6,800 kg^[16]
Operator: Roscosmos State Corporation^[2]
Orbital eccentricity: 0.0167^[12]
Orbital inclination: 69.9 degree^[15]
Orbital period: 93.9 minute^[17]
Periapsis: 360 km^[20]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array^[7]
Satellite of: low Earth orbit
Semi major axis of an orbit: 6,843.9
Semi-major axis of an orbit: 6,843.9 km^[18]
Significant event: rocket launch, service retirement^[10]^[11]
Space launch vehicle: Soyuz-U^[5]
Start point: Gagarin's Start, Baikonur Cosmodrome^[13]^[14]
Type of orbit: low Earth orbit^[8]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: June 15, 2006^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Resurs-DK No.1 en Resurs-DK en Resurs-DK 1 en Resurs-DK1 en Resurs-DK 46KS No. 1 en Resurs-DK No. 1 de Pamela-Experiment fr Resours-DK1 ja レスールスDK ja レスールスDK1 ja レスルスDK ja レスルスDK1 ko Resurs DK ru Ресурс-ДК ru Ресурс-ДК1 zh 資源號-DK1

🔖 Identifiers · 6

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Resurs-DK.gif ↗
COSPAR ID: 2006-021A
Freebase ID: /m/02rb409
NSSDCA ID: 2006-021A
SCN: 29228
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "29228"]

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🔗 Connections

Start point 2

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Gagarin's Start

Country of origin 1

Russia

Follows 1

Amber-4X1M

Instance of 1

Earth observation satellite

Manufacturer 1

Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center

Operator 1

Roscosmos State Corporation

Part of 1

Resurs

spacecraft solar array

Preceded by (successor) 1

Amber-4X1M

Significant event 1

rocket launch

Space launch vehicle 1

Soyuz-U

Type of orbit 1

low Earth orbit

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Summary

Resurs-DK is an Earth observation satellite^[1].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Resurs-DK — operator (P137): Roscosmos State Corporation. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Resurs-DK — manufacturer (P176): Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Resurs-DK — part of (P361): Resurs. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Resurs-DK — space launch vehicle (P375): Soyuz-U. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Resurs-DK — country of origin (P495): Russia. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Resurs-DK — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Resurs-DK — type of orbit (P522): low Earth orbit. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Resurs-DK — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): June 15, 2006. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Resurs-DK — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Resurs-DK — significant event (P793): service retirement. russianspaceweb.com. russianspaceweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Resurs-DK — orbital eccentricity (P1096): {'amount': '+0.0167'}. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Resurs-DK — start point (P1427): Gagarin's Start. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Resurs-DK — start point (P1427): Baikonur Cosmodrome. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Resurs-DK — orbital inclination (P2045): 69.9 degree. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Resurs-DK — mass (P2067): 6800 kg. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Resurs-DK — orbital period (P2146): 93.9 minutes. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Resurs-DK — semi-major axis of an orbit (P2233): 6843.9 km. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Resurs-DK — apoapsis (P2243): 590 km. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Resurs-DK — periapsis (P2244): 360 km. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Resurs-DK is an instance of Earth observation satellite (Q854845) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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