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Kondor-FKA No.1
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Kondor-FKA No.1

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Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
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May 26, 21:14:51 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleSoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadCosmodrome Site 1S
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Mission

The Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E satellite. The Kondor satellite features a S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can conduct both continous swath surweys or detailed spot surveys. The swath width is 10 km. Ground resolution is 1 to 2 m in spotlight mode, 1 to 3 m in stripmap mode and 5 to 30 m in ScanSAR mode.

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VehicleSoyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadCosmodrome Site 1S
SiteVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
WindowMay 26, 21:14:51 UTC→May 26, 21:14:51 UTC

Vehicle

FamilySoyuz
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
51.884, 128.334