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CSG-3

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Saturday January 3 2026, 02:09:16 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go94%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

CSG-3 is an Earth observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency, part of a reconnaissance constellation using synthetic aperture radars operating in the X-band.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1081

active21st flight

Flights26

Landings26/26100%

Fastest turn24d 19h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-4· 0 km downrange

31d 20h since last flight

Launched Crew-7 on its first flight.

Previous flights · 25

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go94%Wind3 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud45%Temp14°C

Limiting rule: Droneship recovery upper limit on sea state.

7.4 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Launch Timeline

In-flight

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:15

MECO

T+00:02:18

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:22

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:26

SES-1

T+00:02:31

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:02:37

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:11

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:37

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:07:02

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:53

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:23

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:10:31

SECO-1

T+00:12:52

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowSaturday January 3 2026, 02:09:16 UTC→Saturday January 3 2026, 02:09:16 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598