Amazonia-1 satellite
E827558
Amazonia-1 satellite is Brazil’s first fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellite, developed to monitor deforestation and environmental changes in the Amazon rainforest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amazonia-1 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
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remote sensing satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amazônia-1
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SSR-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
agricultural monitoring
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disaster monitoring ⓘ forest cover monitoring ⓘ urban expansion monitoring ⓘ water resources monitoring ⓘ |
| belongsToConstellation | Amazonia satellite series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlCenter | INPE satellite control center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| dataDownlink | Brazilian ground stations ⓘ |
| dataUser |
Brazilian environmental agencies
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National Institute for Space Research of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLife | 4 years ⓘ |
| developedBy | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundResolution | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| instrument | WFI camera ⓘ |
| isFirstOf | Brazil’s fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellites ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-02-28 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-QL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 640 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth observation ⓘ |
| monitorsCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitorsRegion | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Agência Espacial Brasileira
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 752 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 98.4 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Brazilian Space Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload | wide field imager ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
environmental monitoring
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monitoring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| revisitTime | 5 days ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Agência Espacial Brasileira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralBands |
near infrared
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visible ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | Amazonia-1B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swathWidth | approximately 850 kilometers ⓘ |
| technology | multispectral imaging ⓘ |
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