Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.2
Fri 07, Jun 2024 07:00:PM
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Mission Details
The Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E satellite.
The Kondor satellite features a S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can conduct both continous swath surweys or detailed spot surveys. The swath width is 10 km. Ground resolution is 1 to 2 m in spotlight mode, 1 to 3 m in stripmap mode and 5 to 30 m in ScanSAR mode.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Sat 29, Jun 2024 07:00:PM
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Mission Details
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.
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 18
Sat 29, Jun 2024 07:00:PM
Unknown Pad
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Details
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-28 (89P)
Wed 14, Aug 2024 07:00:PM
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz 2.1a
Family
Soyuz
Length
46.3
Diameter
2.95
Launch Mass
312
Low Earth Orbit Capacity
7020
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads.
It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUS
Launchers
Soyuz
Spacecraft
Soyuz
Total Launches
322
Successful Launches
11
Upcoming Launches
9
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
