NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2020-104A
CSO 2 is an optical reconnaissance satellite for the French military. France’s CSO 2 spy satellite joins CSO 1, an identical craft launched in 2018, to continue replacing the French military’s 1990s- and 2000s-era Helios family of reconnaissance satellites.
Launch Date: 2020-12-29
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-Fregat
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 3562 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office