SpaceX and SAOCOM - 1A New mission. Done

SpaceX successfully completed another satellite launch into Earth orbit. The event could be watched live on October 7th.



The Falcon 9 two-stage rocket launched the SAOCOM-1A Argentinean satellite into orbit from the military base of Vandenberg, California, at 19:21 Pacific Time.





SpaceX has already successfully planted more than two dozen first steps of the Falcon 9, and such events are already routine, but this case is notable for the landing, rather than splashdown, of the first step directly at the starting point on the West Coast. Previously, the stage was already landing on floating platforms in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, as well as landing, but only on the east coast in the territory of the military base Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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This first stage was already “sprinkled” on July 25 of this year onto a platform in the Pacific Ocean, near the Vandenberg base, shortly after the launch of ten Iridium communication satellites. And today came her next hour.



Driving is necessary when the rocket is carrying a heavy load into orbit and or the landing trajectory is such that there is not enough fuel left to land. The return of the rocket to the ground can cause some alarm for the residents near Vandenberg.



People inhabiting the areas of Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo could observe the landing of the first stage, accompanied by one or a series of peculiar supersonic phenomena. Simply put, a stunning crash.



In turn, Mr Steven high-speed surface vehicle, equipped with a special network, will try to catch the protective fairing.







He stands in the region of 6 million dollars and if he can save at least half of it, this will help further reduce the price of subsequent launches.







More than half a ton (1600kg) satellite SAOCOM-1A

was designed by the Argentine space agency CONAE and will study our planet by collecting data that should help researchers monitor soil moisture levels and monitor disasters such as fires and floods.







Based on materials from foreign news agencies.