SAOCOM
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SAOCOM (Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas, Spanish for Argentine Microwaves Observation Satellite) is an Earth observation satellite constellation of Argentina's space agency CONAE. Two satellites are already orbiting the Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit. The second one was launched on 30 August 2020.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Configuration
- History
- SAOCOM 1A
- SAOCOM 1B
- Launch and operations
- SIASGE constellation
- References
- External links
SAOCOM (Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas, Spanish for Argentine Microwaves Observation Satellite) is an Earth observation satellite constellation of Argentina's space agency CONAE. Two satellites are already orbiting the Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit. The second one was launched on 30 August 2020.
CONAE contracted the company INVAP as main contractor for the project.
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