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Satellite:
SAC-D
Satellite details
Acronym
SAC-D
Full name
Satélite de Aplicaciones Cientificas - D
Satellite Description
4th flight unit of the SAC programme.
Main mission: land observation, including hydrology.
Substantial contribution to ocean observation.
Significant contribution to temperature and humidity sounding and to Space weather.
Mass at launch
1515 kg
Dry mass
1450 kg
Power
1500 W
Data access link
http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/aquarius
Data access information
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
661 km
ECT
06:00 desc
Space agency
CONAE
, INPE , NASA , AEB
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
An essential part of the power and attitude control system for the SAC-D spacecraft stopped operating on 7 June 2015.
Launch
10 Jun 2011
EOL
07 Jun 2015
Last update:
2017-01-05
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Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
SAC-D
Acronym
Full name
Aquarius
Aquarius
DCS
Data Collection System
HSC
High Sensitivity Camera
MWR
Micro-Wave Radiometer
NIRST
New Infra Red Scanner Technology
ROSA
Radio Occultation Sounder of the Atmosphere
ICARE
Influence of Space Radiation on Advanced Components
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
SAC-D
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed