Obzor-R No.1
Obzor-R No.1 launched on Soyuz 2.1a (Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)) from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, Thu, 25 Dec 2025, 14:11 UTC. Result: Launch Successful.
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.
- Rocket
- Soyuz 2.1a
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Destination
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Mission type
- Earth Science