Built 2 Launch mass 1,000 kg Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | Design life 3-5 years Status In production Launch mass 1,000 kg | |
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Applications Optical imagingRadar imaging Similar Persona, Strela, Prognoz, Gamma, US‑KMO | ||
Kondor satellite top 6 facts
Kondor, GRAU index 14F133, is a series of earth imaging or military reconnaissance satellites developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces and export customers. Satellites for the Russian military are designated Kondor, whilst those for export are designated Kondor-E.
Kondor satellites are equipped to carry either synthetic aperture radar or electro-optical imaging payloads, with the first satellite, and are launched using the Strela carrier rocket, developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya from retired UR-100NUTTKh missiles.
A mass simulator named Gruzomaket was launched in December 2003, and almost ten years later on 27 June 2013, the first spacecraft was launched. Kondor No.202 will be operated by the Russian military, and carries a radar imaging payload. It is the first radar imaging satellite to be operated by the Russian military. The first Kondor-E launched 19 December 2014 for South Africa.