flown missionSuccess

Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)43/4 (43R) — Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationDec 25, 2025, 14:11 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Obzor-R No.1
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 25, 2025, 14:11 UTC
Window opens: Dec 25, 2025, 14:00 UTC
Window closes: Dec 25, 2025, 15:00 UTC
Last updated: Dec 26, 2025, 15:54 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a
Family: Soyuz
Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Type: Government
Country: RUS

webcasts

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Obzor-R No.1

launch site

Pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Europe/Moscow
Coordinates: 62.9288, 40.4571