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Paz

Success
FEB 22201814:17:00 UTC

Spain's first radar reconnaissance satellite, Paz is an X-band SAR spacecraft operated by Hisdesat at the same orbital altitude as Germany's TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X to form a three-satellite SAR constellation with improved revisit times.

The mission also carried Tintin A and Tintin B, SpaceX's first two Starlink prototype satellites. A newly designed payload fairing debuted on this flight, and SpaceX attempted for the first time to catch a returning fairing half with the recovery vessel Mr. Steven — the fairing narrowly missed the ship but achieved a soft water landing.

launched fromSLC-4EVandenberg

aboardFalcon 9 Full ThrustF9-049intoLEO

Booster

B1038.2

no recovery attempt

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Paz

    Earth observation

  • 02

    Starlink (Tintin A & B)

    Technology demonstration

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