WMO OSCAR | Satellite: CSG-1

Satellite: CSG-1

Satellite details

Acronym	CSG-1
Full name	COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation - 1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the COSMO-SkyMed SG programme. Main mission: surveillance and emergency management.
Mass at launch	2205 kg	Dry mass	2050 kg
Power	19000 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data are distributed to institutional users by the Matera C-UGS (civilian) and the Pratica di Mare D-UGS (military). Distribution to commercial users is performed by the e-GEOS company.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	619 km
ECT	05:46 asc

Space agency	ASI
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	18 Dec 2019	EOL	≥2026
Last update:	2022-03-01

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation
- CSG-1 (2019 - 2026)
- CSG-2 (2022 - 2029)
- CSG-3 (2024-11 - 2032)
- CSG-4 (2026 - 2033)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on CSG-1

Acronym	Full name
CSG-SAR	COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Synthetic Aperture Radar

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on CSG-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
CSG-SAR	COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Synthetic Aperture Radar	Mar 2020 *	≥2026 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
SAR-2000 SG	active	9.6 GHz - 9.6 GHz	0 MHz	-	X-band SAR