SARA
SARA (not assembled)
SARA (Satellite Amateur de Radio-Astronomie or Satellite pour Astronomie Radio Amateur) carried a radio astronomy experiment designed to survey radioelectric emissions from Jupiter. It was an 0.45-m cube built by the French Club ESIEESPACE. With antennas deployed its height grew to 10 m.
During its projected 11-year mission, SARA will supplement information gathered by the Ulysses and Galileo spacecraft.
| Nation: | France |
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| Type / Application: | Astronomy, radio |
| Operator: | ESIEESPACE |
| Contractors: | ESIEESPACE |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 11 years (design) |
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| Orbit: | 26 kg |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| SARA | 17.07.1991 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-40 H10 | with ERS 1, Orbcomm X, Tubsat A, UoSAT 5 |
