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Strela Rocket With Kondor-E Satellite Blasts Off From Baikonur:Space Agency

© Sputnik / Sergey Kazak / Go to the mediabankRussia’s Strela carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite
Russia’s Strela carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite - Sputnik International
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The country’s space agency Roscosmos reported that Russia’s Strela carrier rocket lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite.

MOSCOW, December 19 (Sputnik) — Russia’s Strela carrier rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Kondor-E radar imaging satellite, the country’s space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti Friday.

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On Thursday, the satellite launch was postponed until Friday due to technical reasons.

Kondor is a family of light-class earth imaging satellites developed by rocket design bureau NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces. Kondor-E is an export version of the satellite.

The spacecraft carries a radar imaging equipment to monitor Earth and ocean surfaces. Satellite imagery can be used for ecological monitoring and to manage natural resources.

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