KONDOR E

KONDOR E is no longer on orbit
KONDOR E is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 40353

Int'l Code: 2014-084A

Launch date: December 19, 2014
Source: South Africa (SAFR)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)
Decay date: 2022-10-22

KONDOR-E is a Russian-built radar surveillance satellite built for an undisclosed foreign customer. Speculation on the satellite's owner has focused on South Africa. The Kondor-E satellite carries a synthetic aperture radar payload with a deployable web-like antenna. The radar can gather views of Earth in night and day, according to a fact sheet on the spacecraft posted on NPO Mashinostroyenia's website. The spacecraft weighs up to 1,150 kilograms, or 2,535 pounds. NPO Mashinostroyenia says the Kondor E satellite's radar instrument has a best resolution of between 1 and 2 meters-3.3 feet to 6.5 feet-in spotlight mode. It can take wider views at lower resolution.