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SARah 2 & 3

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Sunday December 24 2023, 13:11:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

SARah 2 & 3 are two passive reflector antenna radar satellites built by OHB-System, based on the reflector-antenna technology of SAR-Lupe. They are part of the three satellite constellation being built for the German government as a follow-up to the SAR-Lupe radar sat constellation.

Reusable Hardware

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First Stage · Flight-provenB1075

active8th flight

Flights22

Landings22/22100%

Fastest turn24d 17h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange

56d 4h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Starlink Group 2-4 mission. Converted to a Falcon Heavy booster in 2026 after 21 launches.

Previous flights · 21

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Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%Wind9 m/sGusts11 m/sCloud62%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 5759 m above freezing 3589 m (98% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 5759 m, mean 4377 m, 98% cover, freezing 3589 m · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitPolar Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSunday December 24 2023, 13:11:00 UTC→Sunday December 24 2023, 14:34:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598