| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Canopus-B (Kanopus Vulcan 1) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Russia |
| Operator/Owner | Scientific Production Corporation (joint stock creation of Russian Space Agency) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 501 |
| Apogee (km) | 505 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000290993743634512 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.5 |
| Period (minutes) | 94.7 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 400 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 110 |
| Power (watts) | 300 |
| Date of Launch | 22-07-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | All-Russia Research Institute of Electromechanics (NPP VNIIEM) |
| Country of Contractor | Russia |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Soyuz-Fregat |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-039A |
| NORAD Number | 38707 |
| Comments | Will provide users with operational hydro-meteorological information. |