SAC-D characterizes salinity variation and investigates the linkage between ocean circulation, the Earth’s water cycle, and climate variability.Mission Duration: June 2011 – June 2015Operating Network: Near Earth Network
SAC-D was a collaboration of NASA and the National Space Activities Commission, the Argentinian space agency. SAC-D’s primary instrument, Aquarius, characterized salinity variation and investigated the connection of ocean circulation, the earth’s water cycle, and climate variability.
Mission Duration: June 2011 – June 2015Operating Network: Near Earth Network*
› Near Space Network (NSN)› Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas D (SAC-D (Aquarius))› Historical Missions Supported by SCaN
* Editor’s Note: As of October 2020, the Near Earth Network and the Space Network have aggregated into the Near Space Network.