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Obzor-R [TsSKB]
The Russian Obzor-R satellite is a planned X-band radar earth observation satellite designed by TsSKB-Progress.
In 2012, the devlopment 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.
The first satellite of the Obzor-R design was originally planned to be launched on a Soyuz-2-1a booster from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021, but the launch was eventually delayed by several years to 25 December 2025.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | Roskosmos |
| Contractors: | TsSKB-Progress |
| Equipment: | X-band SAR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 650 km × 650 km, 98 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obzor-R 1 | 2025-310A | 25.12.2025 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-2-1a | ||
| Obzor-R 2 | - | 202x | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a | ||
| Obzor-R 3 | - | 202x | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a | option |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
- Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
