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SpaceX launched two German military satellites into orbit

  • December 24, 2023
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On Sunday, December 24, SpaceX launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military into low Earth orbit as part of the SARah-2 mission. This is reported on

SpaceX launched two German military satellites into orbit

SpaceX launched two German military satellites into orbit

On Sunday, December 24, SpaceX launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military into low Earth orbit as part of the SARah-2 mission.

This is reported on the company’s website social networks HAccording to Ukrinform.

As stated, the Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force base in California.

During the SARah-2 mission, two reconnaissance satellites for the German army will be launched into orbit as part of the replacement process of the German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite system.

“SARah 2 and SARah 3 are two ‘reflective antenna’ satellites, which means they will fly alongside SARah 1 to increase the resolution of the constellation,” SpaceX said. said.

SARah-2 was the eighth launch of the Falcon 9 first stage. As expected, the satellites will be deployed into orbit 20 and 25 minutes after the launch vehicle launch.

As Ukrinform reported, Lockheed Martin’s experimental communications satellite went into the wrong orbit due to problems with the upper stage of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle.

Source: Ukrinform

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