# MSU-IK-SR
*sensor . products*

Two-channel MWIR/TIR fire-detection radiometer flown on Kanopus-V-IK.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: npo-vniiem
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **product status**: operational
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":3500,"max":9100},"spectral_band_count":2,"gsd_m":{"native":200},"swath_km":2000,"channels":[{"name":"MWIR","spectral_range_nm":{"min":3500,"max":4100}},{"name":"TIR","spectral_range_nm":{"min":8100,"max":9100}}]}
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-16
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: npo-vniiem
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","manufacturer":"npo-vniiem","deployment_context":"orbital","product_status":"operational","description":"Two-channel MWIR/TIR fire-detection radiometer flown on Kanopus-V-IK.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"passive-optical\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":3500,\"max\":9100},\"spectral_band_count\":2,\"gsd_m\":{\"native\":200},\"swath_km\":2000,\"channels\":[{\"name\":\"MWIR\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":3500,\"max\":4100}},{\"name\":\"TIR\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":8100,\"max\":9100}}]}"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
MSU-IK-SR is a passive two-channel infrared cross-track radiometer used for fire-source detection on Kanopus-V-IK. [^wmo-msu-ik-sr] Its channels cover MWIR at 3.5-4.1 um and TIR at 8.1-9.1 um, with 200 m native ground sampling and a 2000 km swath. [^wmo-msu-ik-sr] The instrument has demonstrated thermal anomaly detection on Kanopus-V and has sub-daily global coverage. [^wmo-msu-ik-sr]

## Compositional position
- kanopus-v (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> MSU-IK-SR

## Sources
- [wmo-msu-ik-sr] | WMO OSCAR instrument record: MSU-IK-SR | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/msu_ik_sr | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [wmo-kanopus-v-ik-1] | WMO OSCAR satellite record: Kanopus-V-IK-1 | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/kanopus_v_ik_1 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [wmo-kanopus-programme] | WMO OSCAR satellite programme record: Kanopus-V | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/kanopus_v | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [gunter-kanopus-v-ik] | Gunter Space Page: Kanopus-V-IK | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kanopus-v-ik.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-16

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