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Kondor-FKA 1 [NPO Mashinostroyeniya]
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.
Two satellites were to be launched in 2020 and 2021, but were delayed to 2023 and 2024. A third improved Kondor-FKA-M is to follow in 2025.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | Russian Ministry of Defense |
| Contractors: | NPO Mashinostroyeniya |
| Equipment: | S-band SAR |
| Configuration: | Kondor-E bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | 1100 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kondor-FKA 1 | 2023-074A | 26.05.2023 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat | ||
| Kondor-FKA 2 | 2024-223A | 29.11.2024 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat |
Launch Sites:
- Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya: Condor-E small spacecraft (SSC) with SAR
Further Kondor missions:
