The creators say that it was created taking into account the most advanced world technologies in the space field.
Today at 00:14 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with a Kondor-FKA No. 1 radar satellite was launched from Vostochny. This spacecraft is the first Russian civilian radar satellite. He will be able to take pictures of the Earth around the clock and in any weather, including in conditions of heavy cloudiness.
Roskosmos launched a Soyuz-2.1a rocket
The launch took place in the normal mode (in 2023 this is the eighth launch of a Russian rocket and the first from the Vostochny cosmodrome), at 02:31 Moscow time, Roscosmos announced that the spacecraft had been launched into a given orbit.
“Kondor-FKA” was developed by the military-industrial corporation “NPO Mashinostroeniya” taking into account the most advanced world technologies in the space sector. It is designed for round-the-clock all-weather sounding of the continental regions of the Earth and the World Ocean. The mass of the spacecraft is 1050 kg. The launch of the second satellite is scheduled for 2024, and two more by 2029-2030.
