CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - CONAE
Agency Name Full Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales CEOS Member yes
Agency Country Argentina Agency Website http://www.conae.gov.ar
Agency Mission Timeline click here
Agency Series
SeriesMissions
SACSAC-A, SAC-C, SAC-D/Aquarius
SAOCOMSAOCOM 1A, SAOCOM 1B, SAOCOM-2
SARE-2ASARE-2A (S1), SARE-2A (S2), SARE-2A (S3), SARE-2A (S4)
Current Missions
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MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SAOCOM 1A 07 Oct 2018 Oct 2024 SAR-L
SAOCOM 1B 30 Aug 2020 Aug 2025 SAR-L
Approved Missions
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MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SABIA_MAR-A Mar 2025 Mar 2030 DCS (SABIA_MAR), HSC, NIR-SWIR, VIS-NIR
SABIA_MAR-B Nov 2025 Nov 2030 DCS (SABIA_MAR), HSC, NIR-SWIR, VIS-NIR
Planned Missions
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MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SAOCOM-2 2028 2033 SAR-L
Considered Missions
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MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SARE-2A (S1) 2028 2033 CAR
SARE-2A (S2) 2030 2033 CAR
SARE-2A (S3) 2031 2033 CAR
SARE-2A (S4) 2032 2033 CAR
Completed Missions
MissionLaunchEOL Instrument(s)
SAC-A 01 Dec 1998 01 Aug 1999 GPSDR
SAC-C 21 Nov 2000 13 Aug 2013 DCS (SAC-C), GOLPE, HRTC, HSTC, ICARE, INES, IST, MMP, MMRS, WTE
SAC-D/Aquarius 10 Jun 2011 08 Jun 2015 Aquarius L-Band radiometer, Aquarius L-Band Scatterometer, CARMEN-1 (ICARE), CARMEN-1 (SODAD), DCS (SAC-D), HSC (SAC-D/Aquarius), Lagrange, MWR, NIRST, ROSA, TDP
Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
SAR-LSAOCOM 1A, SAOCOM 1B, SAOCOM-2, SAOCOM-2B
Prototype Instruments None.
Instruments Being Developed None.
Approved Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
CARSARE-2A (S1), SARE-2A (S2), SARE-2A (S3), SARE-2A (S4)
NIR-SWIRSABIA_MAR-A, SABIA_MAR-B
VIS-NIRSABIA_MAR-A, SABIA_MAR-B
Proposed Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
DCS (SABIA_MAR)SABIA_MAR-A, SABIA_MAR-B
HSCSABIA_MAR-A, SABIA_MAR-B
TBD Instruments None.
No Longer Operational Instruments
InstrumentMission(s)
Aquarius L-Band radiometerSAC-D/Aquarius
Aquarius L-Band ScatterometerSAC-D/Aquarius
CARMEN-1 (ICARE)SAC-D/Aquarius
CARMEN-1 (SODAD)SAC-D/Aquarius
DCS (SAC-C)SAC-C
DCS (SAC-D)SAC-D/Aquarius
GOLPESAC-C
GPSDRSAC-A
HRTCSAC-C
HSC (SAC-D/Aquarius)SAC-D/Aquarius
HSTCSAC-C
ICARESAC-C
INESSAC-C
ISTSAC-C
MMPSAC-C
MMRSSAC-C
MWRSAC-D/Aquarius
NIRSTSAC-D/Aquarius
ROSASAC-D/Aquarius
TDPSAC-D/Aquarius
WTESAC-C