SpaceX launched Italian Earth-observation satellite

Sakshi Education

On February 1, 2022, SpaceX launched the Italian Earth-observation satellite, Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) after scrubbing the scheduled lift-off for fourth consecutive time. It was launched from a station in Florida, US.
Latest call-off was because of presence of a ship in “no-go zone” at Cape Canaveral before the launch.
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of CSG-2 for fourth consecutive day.
In earlier stances, the launch was called off due to bad weather.
Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO)-CSG-2 is the follow-on mission of COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) satellite. This satellite will monitor the Earth and provide data risk management, forest & environment protection, cartography, natural resources exploration, defence & security, land management, food & agriculture management and maritime surveillance. The system comprises of two satellites that have been designed to observe Earth using synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

Published date : 02 Feb 2022 05:41PM