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The first German reconnaissance satellite in the SAR-Lupe system has been successfully placed in orbit. The Russian Cosmos 3M launch vehicle took off on schedule from the Russian Plesetsk space station south of Archangelsk at 15:00:19 hours Central European Time, placing the first of a total of five radar satellites in its low orbit at an altitude of around 500 km half an hour later as planned.
The first contact between the control center and the satellite was established at 16:04 hours Central European Time. A preliminary review of all main functions showed that the satellite can now be put in operation. Satellite control is currently in the hands of the German Space Agency DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen. The ground station of the German Armed Forces in Gelsdorf is tracking the satellite at the same time and will assume operative responsibility for it in mid January, at which point in time it will start collecting SAR radar images.

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A Russian Cosmos 3M booster carrying Germany's SAR-Lupe-1 reconnaissance satellite was launched from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia on Tuesday.
The satellite is expected to be put into orbit at 5.28 p.m. Moscow time (2.28 p.m. GMT).

“The Russian rocket carrying the German satellite took off from the northern spaceport at 5:00 p.m. Moscow time. The satellite is expected to reach the designated orbit at 5:28 p.m. Moscow time” - Col. Alexei Kuznetsov, Space Forces spokesman.

A contract on launching five German reconnaissance satellites made by OHB-System AG onboard Russia’s Kosmos-3M rockets was signed at the MAKS-2003 international aerospace show in Zhukovsky near Moscow. Rosoboronexport represents Russia in the deal.

The German satellite system is designed to provide high-resolution radar images to NATO military commanders in Europe. It offers spatial resolution of less than 1 meter, and allows imaging at night and through clouds.
The Cosmos-3M is a liquid-fuelled two-stage rocket, first launched in 1967, with over 410 successful launches to date. The booster has been designed to lift a payload of up to 1500 kg into low, medium and high orbits.

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