Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SAC-C (Satellite for Scientific Applications) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Multinational |
Operator/Owner |
National Commission of Space Activities (CONAE) (with NASA, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil) |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Observation Research |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
702 |
Apogee (km) |
704 |
Eccentricity |
0.000141382723031246 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.9 |
Period (minutes) |
98.8 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
485 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
472 |
Power (watts) |
360 |
Date of Launch |
21-11-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
4 yrs. |
Contractor |
INVAP SE |
Country of Contractor |
Argentina |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2000-075B |
NORAD Number |
26620 |
Comments |
Remotely-sense vegetation, wetlands, and ecosystem in four wavelength bands |