SARah 2 [OHB System]
SARah is the planned follow-on system for the SAR-Lupe radar satellite constellation operated by the German armed forces (Bundeswehr). SARah consists of one active phased array-antenna satellite built by EADS Astrium and two passive reflector antenna satellites provided by OHB-System. This system is planned to provide a higher resolution than the predecessor SAR-Lupe. Authorisation of the program is planned for June 2013.
The SARah 2 and 3 satellites form the second component of the SARah system. These satellites will be based on the reflector-antenna technology of the SAR-Lupe satellites. They will fly in formation with SARah 1.
The three satellite constellation is planned at a cost of 800 million Euro.
The satellites will be launched together on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) booster between November 2020 and September 2021.
Nation: | Germany |
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Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, Radar |
Operator: | Bundeswehr |
Contractors: | OHB-System GmbH |
Equipment: | Reflector-antenna SAR |
Configuration: | SmartLEO-Agile |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | ~ 1800 kg |
Orbit: | 500 km × 500 km, 88.2° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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SARah 2 | - | 2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SARah 3 | |
SARah 3 | - | 2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SARah 2 |