SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SARah 2 & 3
Launched
December 24, 2023 · 13:11 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
SARah 2 & 3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 24, 2023 at 13:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:11 to 14:34 UTC. It was SpaceX's 309th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 6,581st orbital launch attempt. It was the 228th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 90th this year. Booster B1075 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 4. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX SARah 2 & 3The Space Devs
- SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SLC-4E - SARah 2 & 3 - Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Affairs LivestreamSPACE AFFAIRS
- SARah-2 MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1075 · flight 8 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 4 · landed35/35 landed here · 56 days after its previous flight, Starlink Group 7-6
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)for Bundeswehr
- Milestone
- 228th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 90th this yearSpaceX's 309th launch96th this yearhumanity's 6,581st orbital launch attempt213th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubCatalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- SARah 2 · NORAD 58643 · in orbit
- SARah 3 · NORAD 58644 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SARah 2 & 3 are two passive reflector antenna radar satellites built by OHB-System, based on the reflector-antenna technology of SAR-Lupe. They are part of the three satellite constellation being built for the German government as a follow-up to the SAR-Lupe radar sat constellation.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
128th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 28th this year · 739th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 24, 5:11 AM PST, at night
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success and satellites contacted.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 12/24/2023 · source
Scrubbed, targeting December 24 13:11 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/23/2023 · source
New T-0 14:10 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/23/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 12/23/2023 · source
Targeting 13:26 UTC
hitura-nobad · 12/23/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2023 · source
Delayed to NET December 23 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/20/2023 · source
Questions
When did SARah 2 & 3 launch?
SARah 2 & 3 launched on December 24, 2023 at 13:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:11 to 14:34 UTC.
Where can I watch SARah 2 & 3?
Coverage: SpaceX SARah 2 & 3; SpaceX - Falcon 9 - SLC-4E - SARah 2 & 3 - Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Affairs Livestream; SARah-2 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SARah 2 & 3?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SARah 2 & 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 24, 5:11 AM PST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1075 flew for the 8th time and landed at Landing Zone 4.
What orbit was SARah 2 & 3 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did SARah 2 & 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).