Russia launches Kondor-FKA radar satellite into orbit

VLADIVOSTOC:Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome of Russia's Far East early Saturday, placing the Kondor-FKA No. 2 radar satellite into its designated orbit.

Equipped with advanced radar technology, the Kondor-FKA satellites enable all-weather, round-the-clock Earth observation.

"The second radar satellite Kondor-FKA has reached orbit! The launch systems worked as planned," Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced in a statement.

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