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SARah 1

Launched

June 18, 2022 · 14:19 UTC

Launch Successful
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Summary

SARah 1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 18, 2022 at 14:19 UTC. It was SpaceX's 177th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,248th orbital launch attempt. It was the 103rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 25th this year. Booster B1071 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). One object from this launch is catalogued.

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Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Booster
  • B1071 · flight 3 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 4 · landed35/35 landed here · 62 days after its previous flight, NROL-85
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
103rd Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 25th this yearSpaceX's 177th launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,248th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • SARah-1 · NORAD 52887 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

First of three radar remote sensing satellite built by Airbus for the German military.

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Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

92nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 5th this year · 698th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 18, 7:19 AM PDT, in daylight

303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

35 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAOpen in maps

Updates

SARah 1 has successfully separated from Falcon 9

Jay · Jun 18, 2022 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    Jay · 6/18/2022

  • Webcast live

    Jay · 6/18/2022 · source

  • Adjusting T-0 and setting GO

    Jay · 6/16/2022 · source

  • TBD June

    Nosu · 5/20/2022 · source

  • Adding launch

    Nosu · 3/25/2022 · source

Questions

When did SARah 1 launch?

SARah 1 launched on June 18, 2022 at 14:19 UTC.

Where can I watch SARah 1?

Coverage: Falcon 9 SARah 1; SARah-1 Mission. Watch the replay

What rocket launched SARah 1?

Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet

Where did SARah 1 launch from?

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Jun 18, 7:19 AM PDT local time at the pad.

Did the booster land?

Booster B1071 flew for the 3rd time and landed at Landing Zone 4.

What orbit was SARah 1 going to?

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did SARah 1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).