page_title: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
section_title: Satellite systems
hierarchical_section_title: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales / Satellite systems
caption_attribution_description: English: Artist depiction of the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite observatory 657 km (408 miles) above Earth's surface. A collaboration between the space agencies of the U.S. and Argentina, Aquarius/SAC-D was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on June 10, 2011.Español: Representación artística del observatorio satelital Aquarius / SAC-D a 657 km sobre la superficie de la Tierra. Una colaboración entre las agencias espaciales de los EE. UU. Y Argentina, Aquarius / SAC-D se lanzó desde la Base de la Fuerza Aérea de Vandenberg el 10 de junio de 2011.
context_page_description: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales is the civilian agency of the government of Argentina in charge of the national space programme.
context_section_description: The national space program provides for two satellite series and both are devoted to Earth observation: one with main Argentine instruments in the optical range (SAC) and the other one in the microwave range (SAOCOM).
caption: SAC-D
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