2025 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Obzor-R No.1
successSoyuz 2.1a | 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.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 25, 2025 at 02:11 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R)
- Mission
- Obzor-R No.1
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit