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CSG 3
Italian reconnaissance satellite. CSG 3 was launched on January 3, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-001ANORAD 67304Italy
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- CSG FM3
- Common name
- CSG 3
- Payload designation
- COSMO-Skymed Second Gen FM3
- International designator
- 2026-001A
- NORAD catalog number
- 67304
- GCAT identifier
- S67304
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
- January 3, 2026 · 02:09 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-001Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 622 km
- Apogee
- 627 km
- Inclination
- 97.86°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jan 3, 2025
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 Q137697553 (CC0).