Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Obzor-R No.1

Soyuz 2.1a

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, December 25, 2025 · 14:11 UTC

Mission

/01

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 (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1a

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.929° N, 40.457° E

325

Pad Launches

1680

Location Launches

337

Agency Launches

319

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