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SARah-2
German reconnaissance satellite which failed to deploy radar antenna after launch. SARah-2 was launched on December 24, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2023-204ANORAD 58643Germany
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SARah 2
- Common name
- SARah-2
- Other names
- SRH2?
- International designator
- 2023-204A
- NORAD catalog number
- 58643
- GCAT identifier
- S58643
Mission
- Mission type
- Radar imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SAR-Lupe
- Owner
- OHB
- Country
- Germany
- Builder
- OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
- Platform (bus)
- SARah-OHB
Launch
- Date
- December 24, 2023 · 13:11 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-204Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- SO
- Perigee
- -110 km
- Apogee
- 500 km
- Inclination
- 88.27°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Dec 24, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,800 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 4.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112229094 (CC0).