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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission
CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, The Falcon 9 first stage B1081 has landed on Landing Zone 4 after its 21st flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T+00:01:12
Max-Q
- T+00:02:15
MECO
- T+00:02:18
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:22
Stage 1 Flip
- T+00:02:26
SES-1
- T+00:02:31
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
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- T+00:02:37
Fairing Separation
- T+00:03:11
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:37
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:07:02
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:53
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:23
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:10:31
SECO-1
- T+00:12:52
Payload Separation
Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch site & orbit
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