Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the CSG-3 mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on Jan 3, 2026 (UTC).
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Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3
Launched Jan 3, 2026 11:09:16 AMSuccess
1 object in orbit now
Flight direction
190° S
measured from the launched orbit · inclination 97.9°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the 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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
Objects from this launch still in orbit
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sat, Jan 3 · 11:09:16 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA