Objectives and Applications
Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR.
Full Name
Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 2A
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
2031
Mission Links
EOL Date
2038
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.2 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
620 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
6:00
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SAR-L - L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | SAR-L |
| Land | Landscape topography | SAR-L |
| Soil moisture | SAR-L |
| Vegetation | SAR-L |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | SAR-L |
| Ocean | Ocean topography/currents | SAR-L |
| Ocean surface winds | SAR-L |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | SAR-L |
| Snow & Ice | Ice sheet topography | SAR-L |
| Snow cover, edge and depth | SAR-L |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | SAR-L |
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