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Satellite Programme: SAtélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas
Programme details
Programme description
Series of 4 satellites for SAR observation. Two couples: SAOCOM-1 (two sats) and SAOCOM-2 (two sats).
Argentinean programme: CONAE responsible of development and operations. Coordinated with the ASI COSMO-SkyMed programme through the SIASGE (Sistema Italo Argentino de Satélites para la Gestión de Emergencias) agreement.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 5 years.
The satellites exploit sunsynchronous dawn-dusk orbits at 6:00.
The 4 satellites are launched in two pairs of flight units launched at short time intervals, to fly in formation (dephased by 180°) for larger composite swath, interferometry and redundancy.
See detailed description at
http://www.conae.gov.ar/eng/satelites/saocom.html
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Data circulation
Data transmission is in real-time and, for selected data, after onboard storage, to a network of X-band stations coordinated by the Teófilo Tabanera Space Center close to Córdoba, Argentina.
Data processed at the Córdoba Space Center and distributed from a Centre in Buenos Aires.
Agencies
CONAE
Programme lifetime
2018 - 2031
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
SAtélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas
SAOCOM-1A
(2018-2024)
SAR-L
SAOCOM-1B
(2020-2025)
SAR-L
SAOCOM-2A
(2025-2030)
SAR-L
SAOCOM-2B
(2026-2031)
SAR-L