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  "id": "bars-m",
  "name": "Bars-M",
  "aliases": [
    "14F148"
  ],
  "domain": "space",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Optical reconnaissance satellite",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "summary": "Electro-optical area surveillance and mapping satellite with the Karat camera and laser altimeter (~1 m resolution).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "orbit_regime",
      "v": "LEO (sun-synchronous)",
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "orbit_text",
      "v": "565 km × 579 km, 97.7°",
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "sats_count",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "2015–2024"
    },
    {
      "k": "first_launch",
      "v": 2015,
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "design_life_yr",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 4000,
      "src": [
        "gsp-bars-m"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "About 4,000 kg reported"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "satellite",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from cited open sources"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/bars-m.html",
  "sources": {
    "gsp-bars-m": {
      "title": "Bars-M (14F148)",
      "publisher": "Gunter's Space Page",
      "url": "https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/bars-m.htm",
      "published": null,
      "tier": 3,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}