SARah 2 & 3

Name: SARah 2 & 3
Start: 2023-12-24T13:11:00Z
Location: Vandenberg

Success

DEC 24202313:11:00 UTC

Antennas on both SARah-2 and SARah-3 failed to deploy after reaching orbit, leaving both passive satellites inoperable. Together with SARah-1 (launched June 2022), they were intended to replace the aging five-satellite SAR-Lupe radar constellation.

LIFTOFF

DEC 24 2023

13:11:00 UTC

Success

launched from SLC-4E Vandenberg

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-284 into SSO

Broadcast

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Booster

B1075.8

Landed on ground pad · LZ-4

Payloads · 2

01
SARah 2
Earth observation
02
SARah 3
Earth observation