Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Soyuz 2.1a launched the Obzor-R No.1 mission for Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on Dec 25, 2025 (UTC).
Launch pad
43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Launched Dec 25, 2025 11:11:00 PMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
342° NNW
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 98.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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 description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Thu, Dec 25 · 11:11:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1a
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- 43/4 (43R) · Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation