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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SAOCOM 1B
Launched
August 30, 2020
Summary
SAOCOM 1B launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 30, 2020. It was SpaceX's 104th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,987th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 15th this year. Booster B1059 flew for the 4th time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). SAOCOM 1B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 630 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SAOCOM 1B MissionSpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
- Booster
- B1059 · flight 4 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 78 days after its previous flight, Starlink 8 · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 36th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 15th this yearSpaceX's 104th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,987th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SAOCOM 1B · NORAD 46265 · 2020-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-059A
- Epoch
- 2020-08-30 23:31:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.8477801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012303
- Inclination
- 97.8748°
- Ascending node
- 67.8139°
- Arg. of perigee
- 195.8751°
- Mean anomaly
- 336.8068°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 3 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- SAOCOM 1B · NORAD 46265 · in orbit
- GNOMES-1 · NORAD 46266 · in orbit
- EG-1 · NORAD 46267 · re-entered April 6, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
113th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 10th this year · 805th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SAOCOM 1B launch?
SAOCOM 1B launched on August 30, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SAOCOM 1B?
Coverage: SAOCOM 1B Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SAOCOM 1B?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SAOCOM 1B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1059 flew for the 4th time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SAOCOM 1B reach?
SAOCOM 1B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 630 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did SAOCOM 1B launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).