Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1

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Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1

The Russian Obzor-R satellite is a planned X-band radar earth observation satellite designed by TsSKB-Progress. In 2012, the development of the Arkon-2M radar satellite was stopped and instead the development of the Obzor-R was initiated. The satellite features the BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar as the imaging instrument with a ground resolution of 500 m.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a · Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · View on map (opens in new tab)