Without a telescope
YesOn a good pass it is about as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper: magnitude +2.6 at its best. It can be seen even from a town.
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RESURS-DK 1
RESURS-DK 1 is a satellite from Russia (and the former Soviet Union), launched on June 15, 2006 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. It is in a low orbit, 525 km above the ground, and goes around the Earth every 95.1 minutes: 15.1 times a day, at 7.60 km/s (27,400 km/h).
Where RESURS-DK 1 is right now
The gold ring is its orbit, and the line drops to the point on the ground under it. Inside the white circle it is above the horizon. Drag the globe to turn it, pinch or use the buttons to come closer; the target button brings you back to the satellite. The 2D map shows its path over the ground for the next lap: gold where it is in sunlight, dashed where it is in Earth’s shadow.
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RESURS-DK 1
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Can you see it?
From where
It passes straight overhead between latitudes 70° north and 70° south, and it rises above the horizon everywhere on Earth.
A satellite shows only when your sky is dark and it is still in sunlight: in the hours after dusk and before dawn.
When it passes over you
The app works out its passes over your exact location, alerts you before one, and leads you to it with an arrow in the camera view.
The facts
- Catalogue number (NORAD)
- 29228
- International designator
- 2006-021A
- Type
- Satellite
- Belongs to
- Russia (and the former Soviet Union)
- Launched
- June 15, 2006
- Launched from
- Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Status
- Partly operational
- Orbit
- Low Earth orbit
- Lowest point
- 525 km
- Highest point
- 525 km
- Tilt to the equator
- 69.9°
- One lap
- 95.1 minutes
- Laps a day
- 15.14
- Speed
- 7.60 km/s
- At its brightest
- mag +2.6 estimated, overhead
- Standard brightness
- mag +4.0 from 1,000 km, half lit
- Size on radar
- 8.8 m²
Orbit measured November 12, 2026, from CelesTrak. Heights are above the ground at the equator. Page updated November 14, 2026.
Quick answers
Where is RESURS-DK 1 right now?
The map on this page shows where RESURS-DK 1 is at this moment, the path it will follow over the ground for the next lap, and the part of the Earth it is above the horizon for. It is worked out from the latest tracking data.
How high is RESURS-DK 1?
About 525 km above the ground.
How fast does RESURS-DK 1 go?
About 7.60 km/s, which is 27,400 km/h. One lap of the Earth takes it 95.1 minutes, so it goes around 15.1 times a day.
Can you see RESURS-DK 1 without a telescope?
Yes. On a good pass it is about as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper: magnitude +2.6 at its best. It can be seen even from a town.
When was RESURS-DK 1 launched?
On June 15, 2006, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
With the app
Knowing where it is over the Earth is one thing. The app shows you where it is in your sky.
This page follows the satellite around the planet. The app works out when it passes over you, and leads you to it.
- Every pass over your exact location, for this satellite and 10,000+ more.
- An alert before it rises, so you are outside in time.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the exact spot in the sky.
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