Orbited the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM3 radar Earth-observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency and Ministry of Defense from Vandenberg; booster B1081 returned to a touchdown at Landing Zone 4.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.2 T
- Flight
- 526th
- of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights
- Date and time
- 3 January 2026, 02:09 UTC
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Builder
- SpaceX
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2026-001
- Launches in 2026
- 1st of 243
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