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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

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.

Target orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2