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KONDOR-FKA NO. 1
Russian SAR Reconnaissance Satellite (Dual-Use) · Roscosmos / Russian Ministry of Defence
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Kondor-FKA No. 1, a Russian radar reconnaissance satellite delivering all-weather, day-and-night imagery regardless of cloud cover — the civilian-branded version of a military SAR program Russia has operated in various forms since the early 2010s, providing imaging capability that doesn't blink even when Russian weather satellites show nothing but storm clouds over a target.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 317–318 mi (510–512 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.7 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 56756
- Int’l designator
- 2023-074A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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