Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.2
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M launched the Kondor-FKA No.2 mission for Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on Nov 29, 2024 (UTC).
Launch pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S · Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.2
Launched Nov 30, 2024 6:50:25 AMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
192° SSW
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.4°
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 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Nov 30 · 6:50:25 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Cosmodrome Site 1S · Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation