SAOCOM 1A
| SAOCOM 1A | |
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| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 Argentina
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| Operator: | CONAE |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2018-076A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 3000 kg |
| Size: | 4,468 x 2,965 x 2,965 m |
| Begin: | October 8, 2018 at 02:21 UTC |
| Starting place: | Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4 |
| Launcher: | Falcon 9 |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 97.2 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.89 ° |
| Apogee height : | 641 km |
| Perigee height : | 623 km |
SAOCOM 1A (SAtélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 1A) is an earth observation satellite of the Argentine CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales).
He was born on October 8, 2018 at 02:21 UTC with a Falcon 9 - carrier rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base into a sun-synchronous brought orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a radar with synthetic aperture operating in the L-band at around 1.275 GHz and is to be part of a satellite system of an international initiative for disaster management ( SIASGE ), which is largely supported by Argentina and Italy , as well as providing data for agriculture. He can carry out measurements of soil moisture , determine the extent of floods and water pollution z. B. uncover by hydrocarbons . The radar system on board the satellite weighs around 1,500 kilograms and has 140 individual antennas with an area of around 35 square meters, a width of around 3.5 meters and a length of around 10 meters. The system has observation modes with swath widths between 20 and 350 kilometers. The possible spatial resolution is between 10 and 100 meters. The satellite built by INVAP SE (Investigaciones Aplicadas Sociedad del Estado, based in San Carlos de Bariloche ) has a planned lifespan of 5 years.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ path data according SAOCOM 1-A. N2YO, October 11, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Raumfahrer.net: SpaceX brings SAOCOM 1A into space for Argentina , accessed on October 11, 2018
- ↑ eoPortal: SAOCOM - eoPortal Directory - Satellite Missions , accessed on October 11, 2018