Obzor-R n°1 & Others

Obzor-R n°1 & Others

Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M TBD - 2025

The launch of Roscosmos Soyuz-2.1a is scheduled for 1st Quarter, 2025, the rocket will launch the Obzor-R 1 mission. The launch site is currently Vostochny, Amur Oblast, Russia. The payload will be deployed in a SSO orbit at an altitude of 650km.

Last updated: Jan 08, 2025

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameObzor-R n°1 & Others
Launch SitePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launch VehicleSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
AgencyRoscosmos
Launch DateTBD - 2025
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.

Launch Vehicle - Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M

Fairing Diameter4.11 m
Stages3
Diameter2.95 m
PropellantLOX / RP-1 and N2O4 / UDMH
Rocket Height46.94 m
Fairing Height10.2 m
Payload To LEO7020 Kg
Payload To GTO2810 Kg
Liftoff Thrust4550 kN
Strap Ons4
Launch Mass312 T