Russia's Soyuz 2.1a  Rocket launched with  Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite | May 26, 2023
Channel: Hacking Space Frontier
Date: 2023-05-29

The Kondor family of satellites is a series of Earth-imaging and military reconnaissance satellites developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Kondor satellites that are used for military purposes are simply designated “Kondor,” while exported versions of the satellite are designated “Kondor-E.”

The Kondor satellites feature an S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can conduct both continuous swath surveys and detailed spot surveys of Earth’s surface. The width of the SAR’s swath is 10 kilometers with a ground resolution of one to two meters in spotlight mode, one to three meters in stripmap mode, and five to 30 meters while in ScanSAR mode.