Satellites help study nature, in order to protect it
For several years, the use of technology has been vital in the care of the environment. A tangible example is the use of satellites, which allow us to have eyes in all parts of the world and follow the melting of the poles, forest fires, natural disasters, etc.
The National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) of Argentina, within the scope of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Nation (MINCyT),
presents the first images of the Earth observation satellite SAOCOM 1B , which was put into orbit on August 30 and thus, together with SAOCOM 1A, completed the first constellation of Argentine radar satellites (First images of SAOCOM 1B show Argentina from Space, November 13, 2020, saocom.invap.com.ar. According to INVAP (Investigation Aplicada, a mixed technology company of Argentina), SAOCOM orbits 620 km, weighs 3000 kg, has a spatial resolution of 10 to 100 m, and was launched by the Falcon 9 of the SpaceX c