Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1B
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpaceX's 104th launch · 16th this year · humanity's 5,987th orbital launch attempt
August 30, 2020Add to calendar
Success40% go
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 30, 23:18 – Aug 30, 23:18 UTC
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SAOCOM 1B
The SAOCOM 1B spacecraft is the second of the two SAOCOM constellation satellites. It is tasked with hydrology and land observation, and will also operate jointly with the Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation in X-band to provide frequent information relevant for emergency management. Two rideshare payloads are present - Tyvak-0172 and PlanetiQ’s GNOMES-1.
Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Booster
- B1059 · flight 4 · Return to Launch Site @ Landing Zone 1 · landed ✓ · last flew Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 8 · zone record 53/54
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