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OAS platform Detail for SAC-D
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| Name: | SAC-D |
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| Countries: | ARGENTINA |
| Comments: | SAC-D is the authorized Spanish representation for the Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-D, meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D. This platform and the mission it supports is a joint project between US NASA and Argentina CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales). This satellite platform supports the US NASA Aquarius mission and the platform may also be identified as 'Aquarius', 'Aquarius/SAC-D', 'SAC-D/Aquarius'. A primary instrument on the SAC-D satellite is the Aquarius instrument. Owner/platform operations: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE; in English, National Space Activities Commission) is the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space program. Platform class: orbiting satellite Commissioned date: 2011-06-10 Current length: 4.85m Info Source: - https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/sac-d - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/aquariusLaunch.pdf - http://www.ciccba.com.ar/archivos/PaperSateliteSAC-DAquarius2008.pdf - http://www.ciccba.com.ar/archivos/PaperSateliteSAC-DAquarius2008.pdf |
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| Metadata version: | 1 |
| Keydate: | 2014-10-02 16:36:28+00 |
| Editdate: | 2014-10-02 16:41:18+00 |