Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr is Germany's federal armed forces and an EO-relevant government military operator and end-user for radar reconnaissance space systems.[1] Its SARah reconnaissance system comprises three radar satellites: one phased-array satellite launched in June 2022 and two reflector satellites launched in 2023.[1] SARah is designed for reconnaissance independent of daylight and weather, using radar observations for military intelligence needs.[2] The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support and the German Cyber and Information Domain Service are named institutional participants in the SARah launch material.[1]
Operates
- SARahdegraded
launched 2022-06-18 / polar Earth orbit; public operator pages do not disclose detailed operational orbit for the full constellation
- [1]Bundeswehr SARah launch articleagency doc2026-06-26
- [2]DLR SARah satellite-based radar reconnaissance systemagency doc2026-06-26