Original embroidered patch for the SAOCOM 1B observation satellite launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket on October 8, 2018, from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40. The patch measures 3.25" x 4.25" and shows the Falcon 9 rocket soaring high above Earth and into a star-filled space, with a small four-leaf clover and white text below: "SpaceX, F9, SAOCOM 1B." In very fine condition. SAOCOM 1B is the second of two SAOCOM 1-series Earth observation satellites designed to provide radar imagery to help emergency responders and monitor the environment, including the collection of soil moisture measurements.
Originates from the personal collection of a SpaceX board member.
