VLS-1 | SCD-2A

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Brazilian Space Agency (Government)
• Rocket: VLS-1

Mission

The satellites of the SCD (Satelites de Coleta de Dados) series are equipped to collect and transmit meteorological and environmental data collected by automatic platforms (PCD) installed on land or on oceanic buoys. The data is relayed to one or more ground stations.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: VLS Pad
• Location: Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
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