SAC-D (Aquarius)
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Launch date | June 10, 2011, 5:20 PM GMT+3 |
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Orbit height | 657 km |
Power | 1,362 watts |
Cost | 400 million USD (2011) |
Manufacturers | INVAP |
Launch site | Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 |
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ID | 2072482 |
About SAC-D (Aquarius)
SAC-D, also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument, is an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and operated by CONAE. SAC-D was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base 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.