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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 93 | SAOCOM 1B

SAOCOM 1B joined Argentina's L-band radar Earth-observation constellation, accompanied by the GNOMES 1 and Tyvak 0172 rideshare satellites. Its southbound trajectory was the first polar-orbit launch from Florida since 1969.

Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 93 | SAOCOM 1B
Joshua Conti, Space Launch Delta 45, official DVIDS image 6334381 / VIRIN 200829-F-KD758-1005, SAOCOM 1B launch · DVIDS marks this U.S. Space Force photo public domain. Reuse is subject to the DVIDS/Department of War visual-information notice: no endorsement, publicity/privacy, trademark, and third-party-rights restrictions still apply; preserve the photographer, unit, DVIDS image ID, and VIRIN attribution. · Source
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SAOCOM 1BSAOCOM-1BGNOMES 1Tyvak 0172Falcon 9 F093Falcon 9 Flight 93
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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 93 | SAOCOM 1B
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SAOCOM 1B joined Argentina's L-band radar Earth-observation constellation, accompanied by the GNOMES 1 and Tyvak 0172 rideshare satellites. Its southbound trajectory was the first polar-orbit launch from Florida since 1969.
End Date
2020-08-30
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Successfully deployed SAOCOM 1B, GNOMES 1, and Tyvak 0172; booster B1059 returned to Landing Zone 1
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2020-08-30
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July 19, 2026 at 12:12:53 UTC
Updated Time
August 21, 2026 at 13:26:43 UTC

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