SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite

Written by Emma Gatti Saturday, 03 January 2026 20:13

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MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched a second-generation satellite for Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, on Jan.

2 at 6:09 p.m. Pacific time. The Falcon 9 deployed COSMO-SkyMed CSG-FM3, the third into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 618 kilometers at 2:22 […]

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