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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A

Falcon 9 Block 5
Oct 8, 2018, 2:21 AM UTC
Oct 8, 2018, 2:21 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00

Booster History

B1048
Flight #2
Flight #2 · Last flown 2018-07-25
Total Flights
5
Recovery Rate
4/5 successful landings
This Landing
Landing successful· Return to Launch Site (RTLS)
Recovery Site
Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Last Flight
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7 · 74-day turnaround
Landing Record
4 successful · 1 failed · 5 total

Mission Details

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.

Type
Communications
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
🇺🇸 USA