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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.1

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M • Soyuz

Launch ID
8c5c7489-1a64-422c-8ce3-e236efe3d055
Rocket
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
Type
Soyuz
Coordinates
51.884°, 128.334°
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ℹ️ Official Details

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.