Amazônia-1
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The Amazônia-1 or SSR-1 (in Portuguese: Satélite de Sensoriamento Remoto-1), is the first Earth observation satellite developed by Brazil,[7] helped by Argentina's INVAP, who provided the main computer, attitude controls and sensors, and the training of Brazilian engineers,[8] and launched at 04:54:00 UTC (10:24:00 IST) on 28 February 2021.[9][10][11]
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Names | SSR-1 Satélite de Sensoriamento Remoto-1 |
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Mission type | Earth observation |
Operator | INPE |
COSPAR ID | 2021-015A |
SATCAT no. | 47699 |
Website | Amazon Mission |
Mission duration | 3 years, 4 months and 14 days (elapsed) 4 years (planned) [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | MMP |
Manufacturer | INPE |
Launch mass | 637 kg (1,404 lb) [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 February 2021, 04:54 UTC[2][3] |
Rocket | PSLV-C51[4] |
Launch site | First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
Contractor | NewSpace India Limited[5] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Semi-major axis | 7,127 km (4,429 mi)[6] |
Eccentricity | 0.011083[6] |
Perigee altitude | 748.6 km (465.2 mi)[6] |
Apogee altitude | 764.4 km (475.0 mi)[6] |
Inclination | 98.5089°[6] |
Period | 99.8 minutes[6] |
RAAN | 135.0747°[6] |
Argument of perigee | 261.1190°[6] |
Mean anomaly | 98.8578°[6] |
Epoch | 28 February 2021 |
Main camera | |
Name | Advanced Wide Field Imager (AWFI) |
Collecting area | 850 km (530 mi) |
Wavelengths | VIS-NIR band |
Resolution | 60 m (200 ft) |
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Operations will be joint with the China–Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program (CBERS-4) satellite.[12]