Falcon 9 Block 5 | CSG-3

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.

Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

• B1081 · flight 21 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-10 · zone record 35/35

• SpaceX CSG-3 — The Space Devs
• Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with Earth observation satellite for Italy — Spaceflight Now
• COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Mission — SpaceX

1. T+1M12SMax-Q
2. T+2M15SMECO
3. T+2M18SStage 2 Separation
4. T+2M22SStage 1 Flip
5. T+2M26SSES-1
6. T+2M31SBooster Boostback Burn Startup
7. T+2M37SFairing Separation
8. T+3M11SBooster Boostback Burn Shutdown
9. T+6M37SEntry Burn Startup
10. T+7M2SEntry Burn Shutdown
11. T+7M53SStage 1 Landing Burn
12. T+8M23SStage 1 Landing
13. T+10M31SSECO-1
14. T+12M52SPayload Separation

• Launch success.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2026 · source

• Spacecraft separation.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2026 · source

• Liftoff.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/3/2026 · source

• Unofficial Re-stream by SPACE AFFAIRS has started

  LL2 · 1/3/2026 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 1/2/2026 · source

• Go for launch.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/31/2025 · source

• Now targeting Jan 03 at 02:09 UTC

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/30/2025 · source

• NET December 31 LT, to be confirmed.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/29/2025 · source

• Scrubbed due to pad GSE problem, new date to be confirmed (NET December 31 UTC per https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt).

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/29/2025 · source

• Tweaked T-0.

  Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2025 · source