Argentina and the United States have launched a jointly developed satellite observatory that will provide real-time information critical to understanding two major components of the earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation.
Equipped with instruments built by Argentina and the United States, with contributions from Canada, France and Italy, the Satélite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D/Aquarius satellite was launched into space on Jun. 10 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the western U.S. state of California.
"The main objective of the mission is to obtain data on the oceans, climate and environment," said Sandra Torrusio, the head researcher for the project from the Argentine space agency CONAE.
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