Bars (17F112)

The Bars (17F112) satellite was a new electro-optical area surveillance satellite to replace the film-return Yantar-1KFT (Kometa) series.

Bars was in development since 2005 but was later cancelled in favour of the improved Bars-M version.

Nation:	Russia
Type / Application:	Reconnaissance, optical
Operator:	VKO
Contractors:	TsSKB-Progress (bus), LOMO (payload)
Equipment:
Configuration:	Yantar bus ?
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:	+ 7000 kg
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Kosmos 2xxx (Bars #1)	-	cancelled			Soyuz-2-1a ?
Kosmos 2xxx (Bars #2)	-	cancelled			Soyuz-2-1a ?

Further Bars missions:

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