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SAOCOM 1B

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Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Sunday August 30 2020, 23:18:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.562, -80.577

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Mission

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.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1059

lost4th flight

Flights6

Landings5/683%

Fastest turn58d 13h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange

78d 13h since last flight

Exploded upon ocean impact a safe distance from OCISLY

Previous flights · 5

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%LL2 Go40%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud35%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 7900 m, mean 5507 m, 100% cover, freezing 5054 m · max cloud-top 7900 m above freezing 5054 m (100% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSunday August 30 2020, 23:18:00 UTC→Sunday August 30 2020, 23:18:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598