Falcon 9: SAOCOM 1B
August 30, 2020: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:18 P.M. EDT, delivering the SAOCOM 1B satellite to orbit for Argentina. The vehicle's first stage also landed back at the Cape at Landing Zone 1.
This launch marked the first launch to a polar orbit from Cape Canaveral since the 1960s, sending the rocket on an atypical southernly trajectory at liftoff.
Read MoreThis launch marked the first launch to a polar orbit from Cape Canaveral since the 1960s, sending the rocket on an atypical southernly trajectory at liftoff.
