Payload
SAOCOM 1A
OperationalPayloadLEO
SAOCOM 1A is a National Space Activities Commission (CONAE) payload satellite, launched on October 8, 2018 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- October 8, 2018 at 02:21 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- SAOCOM 1A
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 624 km
- Periapsis
- 621 km
- Inclination
- 97.89°
- Orbital period
- 97.16 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Space Activities Commission (CONAE)
- Manufacturer
- INVAP
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 3,000 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Radar Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-076A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43641
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Argentina- Status
- Operational
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