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CSG 1

Italian reconnaissance satellite. CSG 1 was launched on December 18, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-092ANORAD 44873Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
CSG 1
Payload designation
COSMO-Skymed Second Gen 1
International designator
2019-092A
NORAD catalog number
44873
GCAT identifier
S44873
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1035

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
COSMO-2
Owner
M.d. Difesa
Country
Italy
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
Prima

Launch

Date
December 18, 2019 · 08:54 UTC
Launch record
2019-092Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
621 km
Apogee
622 km
Inclination
97.82°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
2,205 kg
Dry mass
1,800 kg
Length
1.4 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q125778728 (CC0).