Cosmos 2487
Also called Kondor
Built by NPO PM, radar remote sensing, 1150 kg at launch, 350 kg payload, 1m
resolution. Derived from the Almaz design.
Might have failed in the first year in orbit.
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Prime
contractor
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NPO
Mash
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Platform
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Kondor
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Mass
at launch
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1100
kg
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Dry
mass
|
|
Dimension
|
|
Solar
array
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2
deployable arrays
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Stabilization
|
|
DC
power
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
5
years
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X-band downlink
S-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
Resolutions:
1 to 2 m in spotlight mode
1 to 3 m in stripmap mode
5 to 30 m in ScanSAR mode
1000km swath width