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SAOCOM-1A  

Definition

  • The SAOCOM (SAtélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas) satellite series represents Argentina's approved polarimetric L-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) constellation of two spacecraft, a program defined, managed and operated by CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales), Argentina's Space Agency, Buenos Aires. The SAOCOM-1 mission is composed of two satellites (SAOCOM-1A and -1B). The overall objective of is to provide an effective Earth observation and disaster monitoring capability. SAOCOM -1A features six computers that work in synchronicity; the spacecraft has a mass of 3,000 kg. Its antenna, designed in central Cordoba province, is composed of 140 smaller antennas. As many as 600 Argentine professionals have been working on the $500 million-satellite since 2011. (en)

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Change note

  • 2022-03-15 10:54:12.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (SAOCOM-1A [804292cd-616b-491b-a477-7954368104b6,836081] - SAOCOM [1669252a-0ee7-4491-a1ff-9523a2cd916d,836080]);
  • 2022-03-15 10:57:16.0 [mmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: The SAOCOM (SAtélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas) satellite series represents Argentina's approved polarimetric L-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) constellation of two spacecraft, a program defined, managed and operated by CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales), Argentina's Space Agency, Buenos Aires. The SAOCOM-1 mission is composed of two satellites (SAOCOM-1A and -1B). The overall objective of is to provide an effective Earth observation and disaster monitoring capability. SAOCOM -1A features six computers that work in synchronicity; the spacecraft has a mass of 3,000 kg. Its antenna, designed in central Cordoba province, is composed of 140 smaller antennas. As many as 600 Argentine professionals have been working on the $500 million-satellite since 2011. language code: en);
  • 2022-03-15 14:47:35.0 [mmorahan] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: SAR Observation & Communications Satellite-1A language code: en);
  • 2022-03-16 13:47:18.0 [mmorahan] insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: cd232e58-5c61-4d07-becf-2f2fb5af1001 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/804292cd-616b-491b-a477-7954368104b6

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