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SAOCOM-CS (SSTL design) [SSTL]
The joint Argentinean and ESA SAOCOM-CS (SAR Observation & Communications Satellite - Companion Satellite) satellite was to be a passive L-Band SAR mission to be launched and flown together with the Argentenian SAOCOM 1B L-Band SAR satellite.
SAOCOM-CS was to be a receive-only satellite to be launched with Argentina's L-band SAR satellite SAOCOM. The two satellites would fly in formation, with SAOCOM acting as an illuminator, enabling for the first time single-pass SAR interferometry at L-band.
In order to be ready for launch with SAOCOM-1B, the companion satellite was to be built from components with high technology readiness. Two plattforms were concurenntly evaluated. QinetiQ Space designed a Proba-based Platform option and SSTL designed a SSTL-300P-based Platform option.
SAOCOM-CS was cancelled.
| Nation: | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, passive radar |
| Operator: | CONAE, ESA |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | L-Band passive SAR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 400 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAOCOM-CS | - | cancelled | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SAOCOM 1B, SARE-1B 1, SARE-1B 2, SARE-1B 3, SARE-1B 4 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
References:
- Michel van Pelt, Friederike Beyer, Bernardo Carnicero Domínguez, Malcolm Davidson, Marco García Matatoros, Andrew Pickering: SAOCOM-CS, SECESA 2014
