SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 8, 2018 · 02:21 UTCAdd to calendar
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SpaceX's 69th launch · 17th this year · humanity's 5,782nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 8, 02:21 – Oct 8, 02:21 UTC
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SAOCOM 1A
The SAOCOM 1A spacecraft is the first of the two SAOCOM constellation satellites. It is tasked with hydrology and land observaion, and will also operate jointly with the Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation in X-band to provide frequent information relevant for emergency management.
Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Booster
- B1048 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 4 · landed · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7 · zone record 35/35
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- Falcon 9 launch and landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base — SciNews
- SAOCOM 1A Mission — SpaceX
Pad — Space Launch Complex 4E
Local pad time: Oct 7, 7:21 PM PDT
295 launches from this pad · 911 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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