[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed an agreement with Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity (CONAE), for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX announced April 16.
The flights will send the Saocom 1A and 1B Earth observation satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, with a mission to provide imagery for natural resources monitoring, as well as emergency and disaster management.
The two satellites will join four X-band SAR Cosmo-SkyMed satellites from the Italian Space Agency, creating the Italian-Argentine System of Satellites for Emergency Management constellation.
The first three of the ASI satellites were launched in 2007 and 2008 with the fourth expected to fly in 2010.
SpaceX to Launch Argentinean Satellites on Falcon 9 Rockets
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