World Cup :- ARGENTINA v Mexico
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Sunday 27th June 2010
World Cup today :- ARGENTINA v Mexico
Argentine satellites on Space
The National Space Activities Commission (CONAE) promotes and implements all activities related to the spatial area. Its satellite projects positioning the country among the eight nations in the world capable of satellites own.
One of their satellite is 268 kg 5th Spacecraft SAC-A is the Argentine mini-satellite that carries GPS receiver, a magnetometer, and a CCD Camera for whale tracking and other photographic observations (volcanoes). See below the Argentine’s Spacecraft has launched.
Argentine’s Spacecraft :-
1st spacecraft :- Microsat / Mu-Sat / Victor (Earth Upper Atomsphere Studies).
2nd spacecraft :- SAC-B (Astronomy).
3rd spacecraft :- Nahuel 1A (Communications).
4th spacecraft :- SAC-A (Technology).
5th spacecraft :- SAC-C (Earth Remote Sensing).
6th spacecraft :- Latinsat B (Communications).
7th spaceraft :- Latinsat A (Communications).
Did you know?
There are approximately 3,000 satellites operating in Earth orbit, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), out of roughly 8,000 man-made objects in total. In its entire history, the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) has tracked more than 24,500 space objects at low orbit and high orbit above Earth today!
