| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | COSMO-Skymed 3 (Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Italy |
| Operator/Owner | Italian Space Agency/Ministry of Defense |
| Users | Military/Government |
| Purpose | Earth Observation |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 622 |
| Apogee (km) | 623 |
| Eccentricity | 7.15051841258491E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.9 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.2 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1700 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 25-10-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | Italy |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 7420 |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-054A |
| NORAD Number | 33412 |
| Comments | Earth imaging; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) operating in X-band, focus on Mediterranean security. |