SATEC

Spacecraft n°:

Brazilian spacecraft n°: 14

Launch data: Designation  03E01 Launch date  22 Aug 2003 - 16:30? UT Launch site  Alcantara Launch vehicle  VLS-1 Mission  Technology Decay  22 Aug 2003

Mission details:

• The SATEC (Satélite Tecnológico) was planned to test the equipment technological embarked in the VLS-1 launch vehicle. It was to have a useful life of six months
• SATEC was destroyed in pre-launch explosion of the VLS-1 booster a few days before the planned launch.