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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
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
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Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
SAC-A
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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