CSG-2 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.
Quick facts
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowMonday January 31 2022, 23:11:14 UTC→Monday January 31 2022, 23:11:14 UTC
Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.
max-top 7900 m, mean 5507 m, 100% cover, freezing 5054 m · max cloud-top 7900 m above freezing 5054 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus
