Russia puts first Kondor-FKA satellite into orbit - Roscosmos

TSIOLKOVSKY, Amur region. May 29 (Interfax) - A Soyuz-2.1a rocket has taken off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome and put the Kondor-FKA1 remote sensing satellite into orbit, Russia's Roscosmos said in a statement.

"The satellite has successfully separated from the launch vehicle," Roscosmos said on Saturday.

Soyuz-2.1a took off from Vostochny at 12:14 a.m. Moscow time and brought a Fregat upper stage and the Kondor-FKA satellite to orbit.

There will be two Kondor-FKA satellites in the cluster, with the second one to be launched in 2024.

Kondor-FKA satellites, developed by NPO Mashinostroyenia, will provide round-the-clock all-weather remote sensing images in the medium and high resolutions.