Kondor-FKA n°2

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Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:50:25

Friday November 29, 2024

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Kondor-FKA n°2

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 1-2 m in spotlight mode, 1-3 m in stripmap mode and 5-30 m in ScanSAR mode.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1,100 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M

Active Since 2006

RKK Energiya logo

Manufacturer

RKK Energiya

Price

$23.00 million

Rocket

Height: 46.94m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,020 kg

GTO: 2,810 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,550 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.11m

Height: 10.2m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

24 days 22 hours

Stats

Soyuz 2.1a


81st

Mission

8th

Mission of 2024

2024


226th

Orbital launch attempt