SAOCOM 1A

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:21:29

Monday October 8, 2018

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

The first Falcon 9 landing on Landing Zone 4.

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SAOCOM 1A is equipped with an L-band (about 1.275 GHz) full polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The primary purpose is to mitigate the effects of natural disasters.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

3,050 kilograms

Rocket

Active

Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Reuse

Landing Zone 4

B1048

Flight #2

75 day turnaround

Falcon recoveries

41st recovery attempt

35th successful recovery

10th consecutive successful landing and recovery

Launch Site

SLC-4E

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 21 hours

SLC-4E

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 21 hours

Stats

Falcon 9

63rd

Mission

16th

Mission of 2018

SpaceX

69th

Mission

17th

Mission of 2018

2018

76th

Orbital launch attempt