Mission Overview
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
Type
Earth Science
Vehicle
Soyuz 2.1a
Window
02:00 PM UTC – 03:00 PM UTC
Rocket
RU
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation