Soyuz-2.1a rocket launched the first Kondor-FKA radar satellite
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Fregat upper stage and the first Kondor-FKA satellite was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome. The device is launched into a given orbit. "Kondor-FKA" is designed for round-the-clock all-weather radar remote sensing of the Earth in medium and high resolutions.
The rocket launched at 00:14 Moscow time from pad 1C Vostochny, Roskosmos said. The carrier worked normally, the upper stage separated from the third stage.
A series of satellites "Condor-FKA" will consist of two vehicles. The second is expected to be launched in 2024. The development is carried out by the military-industrial corporation Scientific and Production Association of Mechanical Engineering. The mass of the satellite is 1050 kg.
