WMO OSCAR | Satellite: SAC-A

Satellite: SAC-A

Satellite details

Acronym	SAC-A
Full name	Satélite de Aplicaciones Cientificas - A
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the SAC programme, actually launched after SAC-B. Technological mission. No Earth observation.
Mass at launch	64 kg	Dry mass	64 kg
Power	36 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	N/A (no meteo).
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	395 km
Inclination	51.6 °

Space agency	CONAE , INPE, NASA, AEB
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	04 Dec 1998	EOL	15 Aug 1999
Last update:	2015-07-29

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satélite de Aplicaciones Cientificas
- SAC-A (1998 - 1999)
- SAC-B (1996 - 1996)
- SAC-C (2000 - 2013)
- SAC-D (2011 - 2015)
- SAC-E/SABIA-MAR A (2022 - 2027)
- SAC-E/SABIA-MAR B (2023 - 2028)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on SAC-A

Acronym	Full name

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on SAC-A

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
		Mar 1999 *	15 Aug 1999	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed