SAC-A
From The Space Library
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| Organization | National Commission of Space Activities (CONAE) (Argentina) |
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| Mission type | Earth Science,Space Physics |
| Launch date | December 14, 1998 |
| Launch vehicle | STS-88 |
| Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-069B |
| Mass | 268.0 kg |
| Alternate Names | Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-A, 25550 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientifico-A (SAC-A) was a small non-recoverable satellite built by the Argentinian National Commission of Space Activities (CoNAE). The satellite will test and characterize the performance of new equipment and technologies which may be used in future operational or scientific missions. The satellite payload included a Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) to provide real-time autonomous attitude measurements for the satellite, a CCD camera to perform digital space photography, Argentinean built silicon solar cells, a magnetometer to take scalar measurements of the Earth's magnetic field, and an Argentinean experiment to track endangered whale population migrations in the southern hemisphere.
