Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1B

The SAOCOM 1B spacecraft is the second of the two SAOCOM constellation satellites. It is tasked with hydrology and land observation, and will also operate jointly with the Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation in X-band to provide frequent information relevant for emergency management.

Two rideshare payloads are present - Tyvak-0172 and PlanetiQ’s GNOMES-1.