Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz 2.1a · 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 337th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 7,168th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 25, 14:00 – Dec 25, 15:00 UTC
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Obzor-R No.1
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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/25/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/25/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source
Apparently scrubbed for the day due to launch site strong winds; next attempt tomorrow.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2025 · source
NET December 24.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2025 · source
Rescheduled for NET December 23 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source
Reverted back to NET 2025 TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs and marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2025 · source
NET December 11 per NOTAMs; Assignment of payloads to this launch is uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2025 · source
NET summer-fall 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2025 · source
NET Q1 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2024 · source
Pad — 43/4 (43R)
Local pad time: Dec 25, 5:11 PM GMT+3
328 launches from this pad · 1,685 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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