SAC-C
Spacecraft · Argentina
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Argentinian earth land resources satellite. The SAC-C Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas C was developed by the Argentine space agency CONAE and built by the Argentine company INVAP. Scientific satellite built by INVAP for CONAE, Argentina. Launched 2000.
The 467 kg satellite carried a battery of earth observing instruments for Argentine forestry and agriculture studies. SAC-C also carried a NASA experiment which used the distortion of GPS signals observed near the horizon to derive atmospheric conditions.
More at: SAC-C.
Related
- Family
- Earth, Earth land resource sat
- Country
- Argentina
- Launch Vehicles
- Thor, Delta, Delta 2 7000, Delta 7320-10
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC2W
Chronology
1 event
2000 November 21
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10.- SAC-C - .
Mass: 529 kg (1,166 lb). Nation: Argentina.
Agency: CONAE.
Manufacturer: INVAP.
Program: SAC.
Class: Earth.
Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: SAC-C.
USAF Sat Cat: 26620 . COSPAR: 2000-075B. Apogee: 704 km (437 mi). Perigee: 701 km (435 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.80 min.
The SAC-C Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas C was developed by the Argentine space agency CONAE and built by the Argentine company INVAP. The 467 kg satellite carried a battery of earth observing instruments for Argentine forestry and agriculture studies. SAC-C also carried a NASA experiment which used the distortion of GPS signals observed near the horizon to derive atmospheric conditions. The DPAF dual payload support structure, derived from Ariane's SPELDA, was ejected after deployment of the EO-1 satellite from the Delta stage to reveal SAC-C. After a further Delta burn SAC-C was ejected at 1955 GMT into a 687 x 707 km x 98.3 deg orbit.