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Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the second of the two satellite SAOCOM 1 satellites into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral AFS. SAOCOM 1B is a synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite to support disaster management. The SAOCOM spacecraft are operated by CONAE, the Argentinian National Space Activities Commission, and are built by INVAP. This mission is also expected to include rideshare payloads Sequoia, and GNOMES-1. This will be the first polar launch from the Space Coast in 60 years. The launch azimuth will be southward and the booster will land at LZ-1.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Sunday 30th August 2020 at 23:18 UTC

Launch Pad

CCSFS SLC 40

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1059.4

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Landing Zone 1

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
SAOCOM 1B

CONAE

1600
3527.396
SSO

Launch Photos

All of these images are from the SpaceX Flickr page and all of them belong to SpaceX

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Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172 Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172 Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172 Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172 Falcon 9 SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172
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