Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Dec. 25, 2025, 2 p.m. - Dec. 25, 2025, 3 p.m.
Dec. 25, 2025, 2 p.m. - Dec. 25, 2025, 3 p.m.
Note: Assignment of payloads to this launch is uncertain. 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.
Launch success.
Liftoff.
Tweaked T-0.
Apparently scrubbed for the day due to launch site strong winds; next attempt tomorrow.
NET December 24.
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.
Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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