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A rocket with a radar satellite “Kondor-FKA” was installed on the Vostochny launch pad

May 23, 2023

The carrier rocket with the Kondor-FKA satellite was delivered and installed on the launch pad of the Vostochny cosmodrome. Roscosmos announced preparations for the launch of a next-generation satellite.

“The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the first Kondor-FKA radar satellite was transported to the Vostochny launch complex,” the state company’s press service said.

Remember that Kondor-FKA is a new generation satellite for remote sensing of the Earth. It was created for all-weather, 24-hour surveillance of our planet, including the Arctic. Now the first spacecraft in this series is being prepared for launch. Roscosmos plans to launch four more satellites into orbit: the second launch is scheduled for 2024, the next in 2029-2030.

Earlier it was reported of the successful launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, which launched 56 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit to provide high-speed internet access.

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