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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- SAOCOM-2
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Full Name
Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas 2A
Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
CONAE
,
ASI
Launch Date
2028
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
2033
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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
Objectives and Applications
Earth observation and emergency management with an L-band SAR.
Mission Measurements
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
Mission Instruments
SAR-L - L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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