Saci 2

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General

Designation	n/a
Launch date	11 Dec 1999
Country of origin	Brasil
Mission	Scientific
Launch vehicle	VLS #2
Launch site	Alcantara

Built by INPE, costed $2.5 million. The rocket costed $7.5 million

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End of life

Out of service	11 Dec 1999
Cause	Launcher failed

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	INPE
Platform
Mass at launch	80 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	57 cm x 44 cm
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

The satellite carried 4 scientific experiments developed by several Brazilian universities.

It carried a transponder for the collection of environmental data and a payload similar to the one CBERS 1 has. This system would have transmitted UHF signals to small receiver stations.

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