Create another miracle! The most advanced satellite was successfully launched, and Argentina successfully entered the "first echelon"

According to reports, on August 30th, US Eastern Time, Saocom 1B, Argentina's most advanced satellite, was successfully launched. The success of this launch mission also made Argentina rank among the first echelon of space radar technology in the world.

How developed is Argentina's space strength?

When it comes to the development of manned space flight, the countries that people first think of are the United States, the Russian Federation, Japan, China and the European Union, but few people know about Argentina.

Although Argentina is a developing country, in fact, before the 20th century, Argentina was once one of the most developed regions in the world, and it was also the dream immigration place of many rich Europeans.

But later, because Argentina was too "conceited", it thought it could do anything. When other countries vigorously develop science, technology and industry, Argentina still "lives on its laurels". Finally, this country that had a subway more than 100 years ago has become a big agricultural country in the world.

However, after entering the 2 1 century, Argentina's development is still very fast, especially in the aerospace field, and Argentina has been at the forefront of the world in satellite research and development.

What many people don't know is that Argentina didn't own its first artificial satellite until 1996, but now it has become one of the countries with the most developed satellite research and development technology in the world, and it has to be said that it is very powerful, which also makes Argentina the most developed country in space technology in South America.

What's more worth mentioning is that in 20 12, Argentina joined China's lunar exploration program and signed a peace agreement with China, which will help China to complete its lunar exploration project in the future. Moreover, in May this year, in order to show the friendly cooperation between China and Argentina, an Argentine flag was brought.

SAOCOM project in Argentina

Although Argentina launched the first satellite Saocom1A in the SAOCOM plan in 20 18, and recently launched the second satellite Saocom 1B, the SAOCOM plan in Argentina has a history of 18 years.

According to the data, the SAOCOM project in Argentina was first put forward in 2002, and the Saocom 1B launched this time took eight years from the beginning of research and development to the smooth launch, during which it experienced three failures and was successfully handed over a satisfactory answer sheet after many transformations.

What is the SAOCOM plan in Argentina? Simply put, radar satellites used in space can send back high-definition images in space, help human beings to make early warning of natural disasters in time, display emergency rescue after various disasters, and monitor changes in the earth's surface at any time.

As we all know, the frequency of natural disasters on the earth is very high, and many natural disasters cannot be warned before they occur. At the same time, after the disaster, many aspects, such as communication, will fail, which will lead to the failure of timely and accurate rescue. Therefore, after discovering that domestic satellites could not solve these problems, Argentina began to prepare the SAOCOM plan.

Now when Saocom 1A and Saocom 1B meet in space, they will also play more roles. It can not only study the local hydrological dynamics in Argentina, but also provide risk assessment data of floods, fires and crop disasters in time to minimize the economic losses caused by insufficient hedging ability.

In addition, these two satellites can also monitor every move of the earth's glaciers in space, help people understand the impact of global warming on glaciers and the natural environment in time, find melting glaciers in time, and conduct risk assessment immediately, which can be said to be very beneficial to human beings.

Insufficient launch capability can only "help" Musk.

The rocket research and development ability is super strong, which does not mean that Argentina's rocket launching ability is also very strong. Both Saocom 1A and Saocom 1B were launched through Musk's American Space Exploration Technology Company.

Moreover, in recent years, due to the epidemic, the launch plan has been postponed several times, from the earliest launch at the end of March to July, and finally the successful launch on August 30, which can be described as twists and turns.

Of course, many delays also allow Argentine satellite researchers to maintain and correct the satellite again. For example, the above safety system and various equipment can be handled more accurately to ensure that there will be no problems after entering space in the future.

The head of the Argentine National Space Commission also said that he was very satisfied with the results of this satellite launch. With the launch of Saocom 1B, the Saocom plan in Argentina has also come to a successful conclusion. In the future, Argentina will continue to develop more advanced satellites, hoping to help mankind solve more problems.

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"Reference News" August 3 1 article "Leveraging Space Exploration Technology Company! The Argentine satellite Saocom 1B was successfully launched.