Earth orbit
CSG-3
Launching an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The satellite will operate in a circular sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit with a nominal altitude of 619 km and an inclination of 97.86º. The COSMO-SkyMed second generation (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin observation) or CSG will replace the first generation COSMO-SkyMed system.
Earth orbitLaunch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
View in 3D map ↗The mission
Launching an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The satellite will operate in a circular sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit with a nominal altitude of 619 km and an inclination of 97.86º. The COSMO-SkyMed second generation (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin observation) or CSG will replace the first generation COSMO-SkyMed system.
The launch
- Launch
- Jan 03
- Launch location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CSG-3 mission on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-001
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jan 3, 2026, 02:09 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jan 03
- Pad and location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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