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Class: Technology. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Brazil. Agency: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias, Sao Jose.

INPE experimental scientific satellites; carried a magnetometer, particle detectors and an atmospheric experiment.

Typical orbit: 738 km circular orbit, 98.5 deg inclination. Associated Launch Vehicle: CZ-4B, VLS.

SACI Chronology

1999 October 14 - SACI 1 - Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Vehicle: CZ. Perigee: 733 km (455 mi). Apogee: 744 km (462 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg.
INPE experimental scientific satellite with a magnetometer, particle detectors and an atmospheric experiment. INPE reportedly lost contact with the satellite in mid-October.

1999 December 11 - SACI-2 - Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Vehicle: VLS. FAILURE: Second stage failed to ignite; destroyed by range safety. Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
Second attempted launch of Brazil's indigenous launcher.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
NASA/GSFC Orbital Information Group Website, Web Address when accessed: http://oig1.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
Space-Launcher.com, Orbital Report News Agency. Web Address when accessed: http://www.orbireport.com/Log.html.

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