Launch Mission: SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES-1, Tyvak-0172
Date: 8/30/2020
✅ Successful Launch
🧾 Mission Details
Flight #: 101
Details: 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.
🚀 Rocket Details
Type: rocket
📍 Launchpad Details
Name: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launchpad Details Page🛰️ Cores
- Core Serial: B1059 — Reuse Count: 5View Core
🧑🚀 Payloads
- Payload: SAOCOM 1B — Mass: 1600 kgView Payload
🚢 Ships Involved
- Name: GO Ms Chief — Type: High Speed CraftView Ship