Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Obzor-R n°1 & Others

Launch Time
NET June, 2024

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M

Image Credit: Roscosmos

Roscosmos

Status: Active

Price: $23.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN

Payload to LEO: 7,020 kg

Payload to GTO: 2,810 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 4

Rocket Height: 46.94 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m

Fairing Height: 10.2 m

Details

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.

Payloads: 1

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Other payloads will be launched on this flight, including an observation satellite supposedly belonging to Iran.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit