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SAC-D
Sign in to saveSAC-D (, meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D), also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument, was an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and operated by CONAE. SAC-D was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. on 10 June 2011, with a planned mission life of five years. Due to a power system failure, the mission was ended on 8 June 2015.
Key facts
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- all
- Spaceflight.name
- SAC-D
- Spaceflight.image
- SAC-D spacecraft model.png
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist's impression of SAC-D
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 275px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Technology demonstration Earth observation
- Spaceflight.operator
- CONAE
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2011-024A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 37673
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 5 years Final:
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- Small Satellite Standard Platform
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- INVAP
- Spaceflight.power
- 1,362 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Delta II 7320-10C
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg SLC-2W
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- United Launch Alliance
- Spaceflight.disposal_type
- Spacecraft failure
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Earth observation satellite
- Country of origin
- Argentina
- Mass
- +1350
- Manufacturer
- INVAP
- Image
- SAC-D spacecraft model.png
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- Delta II
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- rocket launch
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Launch
- Accomplishments
- Failure of spacecraft
- Instruments
- See also
- References
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SAC-D (, meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D), also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument, was an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and operated by CONAE. SAC-D was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the U.S. on 10 June 2011, with a planned mission life of five years. Due to a power system failure, the mission was ended on 8 June 2015.
==Description== SAC-D was an international collaboration between the space agencies of Argentina and the United States, CONAE and NASA, with participation from Brazil (INPE), Canada (CSA), France (CNES) and Italy (ASI). It carried five Earth observation instruments (NASA, CONAE, CSA, ASI), two space science instruments (CNES), a data collection instrument (CONAE), and a technology demonstration system (CONAE).