SACI-2

Brazil

Spacecraft n°:

Brazilian spacecraft n°: 12

SACI= Satélite Cientifico

Launch data:

Designation 99F05
Launch date11 Dec 1999 - 19:40 UT
Launch siteAlcantara
Launch vehicle VLS-1 (#2)
MissionScientific Research
Decay11 Dec 1999

Launch failure, 2e stage failed

Specifications

Prime contractorINPE
Platform  
OperatorINPE
Mass at launch80 kg
Mass in orbit  
Basic shape  Box with circular disk
Dimension (m) 57 cm x 44 cm
Equipment PLASMEX, MAGNEX, OCRAS and PHOTO
Solar array  
Stabilization spin stabilzed (6 rpm)
DC power  
Design lifetime  

The satellite carried 4 scientific experiments developed by several Brazilian universities.

It carried a transponder for the collection of environmental data and a payload similar to the one CBERS 1 has. This system would have transmitted UHF signals to small receiver stations.


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