WATCH: Take a Ride on SpaceX SAOCOM 1B Spacecraft from Cape Canaveral

By  //  September 9, 2020

ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX lifted off  on Sunday, August 30 at 7:18 p.m. EDT, for Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission, which carried the SAOCOM 1B spacecraft to orbit in addition to two rideshare payloads, Tyvak-0172 and PlanetiQ’s GNOMES-1.

ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission on Sunday.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA –  SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission on Sunday, which will carry the SAOCOM 1B spacecraft to orbit in addition to two rideshare payloads, Tyvak-0172 and PlanetiQ’s GNOMES-1.

The mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

This mission marks SpaceX’s first launch to a polar orbit from the East Coast, and the first polar launch from Florida in decades.

Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched Dragon to the International Space Station for SpaceX’s 19th and 20th commercial resupply missions, and it also supported launch of SpaceX’s ninth Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9 booster engine on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9 booster engine on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (SpaceX Image)
The mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (SpaceX Image)
This mission marks SpaceX’s first launch to a polar orbit from the East Coast, and the first polar launch from Florida in decades. (SpaceX Image)
SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission on Sunday (SpaceX Image)
SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 9’s launch of the SAOCOM 1B mission on Sunday. (SpaceX Image)

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