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30th Space Wing Public Affairs / Published October 09, 2018
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clayton Wear/Released)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos/Released)
Separation and staging of the Falcon 9 SAOCOM rocket above Vandenberg AFB, CA. on 7 Oct., 2018. Official US Air Force Photo by Daniel J. Quinajon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launches from and returns to Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos/Released)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks/Released)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Landing Zone 4, which was previously called SLC-4W, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson/Released)