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SARah-1

German reconnaissance satellite. SARah-1 was launched on June 18, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-063ANORAD 52887Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SARah-1
Payload designation
SRH3
International designator
2022-063A
NORAD catalog number
52887
GCAT identifier
S52887

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
SAR-Lupe
Owner
Airbus/DF
Country
Germany
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space Satellites (D), Friedrichsafen
Platform (bus)
SARah-ADS

Launch

Date
June 18, 2022 · 14:19 UTC
Launch record
2022-063Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
743 km
Apogee
751 km
Inclination
98.40°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
4,000 kg
Dry mass
3,500 kg
Length
6.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112229088 (CC0).