Argentine Space Program and Regional Cooperation
Felix Menicocci Secretary General, CONAE
United Nations/Turquey/European Space Agency Workshop on “Space Technology Applications for Socio-Economic Benefits” 14 – 17 September 2010, Istambul, Turkey CONAE-National Commission on Space Activities
• CONAE is a specialized agency created in May 1991 to be in charge of national space activities
• It is under the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship
It has a Strategic Plan: the National Space Program, issued in 1995 and revised periodically, the latest version is 2008-2015. The National Space Program The Space Program particularly emphasizes the use and scope of the concept of
“Space Information Cycle ”
The concept comprises the set of information from space which together with information from other sources, will have a relevant impact on certain socioeconomic activities within the country. The National Space Program Six information cycles have been defined in topics such as:
agricultural, fishing and forest activities climate, hydrology and oceanography disaster management monitoring of environment and natural resources cartography, geology and mining production health applications Space Systems Access to to Access Information Information CONAE
Courses of Action of Courses Institutional Development Satellite Missions Ground Ground Infrastructure Ground Infrastructure : Córdoba Space Center Ground Infrastructure : Córdoba Space Center Córdoba Space Center Córdoba Ground Station and planned antenae footprints Satellite Systems The National Space Program provides for three satellite series, depending on the main instruments they carry on board. SAC Series Instruments centered on the optical range and passive microwave range. SAOCOM Series Instruments centered on the active microwave range (SAR). SARE Series High revisit satellite both technological and earth sciences objectives SAOCOM 1B
SABIA-MAR SAC-D
SAC-C
SAOCOM 1A
SAC-A SARE
SAC-B Argentina in Space SAC-C FIRST ARGENTINE 9 instruments: MMRS, HSTC, HRTC, DCS EARTH GOLPE, MMP OBSERVATION IST, INES ICARE SATELLITE
Satellite weight: 475 kg Size: 1,85 m x 1,68 m x 2,2 m Orbit altitude: 705 km Orbit type: quasi polar – Sun synchronous Inclination: 98.21 degrees Pass over the Equator: 10.15 AM ( +/- 6 minutes) Revisit: 16 days, with 7-9 days subcycles More than 9 years of activity, launched on November 21, 2000 SAC-C Data SAC-C over San Juan, Argentina SAC-C over Saudi Arabia SAC-C over Saudi Arabia SAC-C over Ecuador SAC-C over Malvinas Islands Chilean-Argentine Andean region captured under the moonlight by the high sensitivity instrument HSTC on board SAC-C • SAC-C reception and distribution in Cotopaxi, Ecuador SAC-C reception and distribution in CSIR, South Africa Partnership
International Partnership Mission
• Aquarius Salinity Microwave • Service Platform and SAC-D Instrument Science Instruments • Launch Vehicle • Mission Operations & Ground System Aquarius/SAC-D
The SAC-D Science Mission is about conducting local measurements over Argentina and contributing to global investigations of the atmosphere, the ocean s and the effect s of human and natural processes on the environment as defined in the strategic plan of the Argentine national space program
8 instruments: Satellite weight: 1600 kg Aquarius, MWR, NIRST, HSC, Orbit altitude: 657 km ROSA, CARMEN 1, DCS, TDP Orbit type: quasi polar – Sun synchronous Inclination: 98.21 degrees Pass over the Equator: 6 PM ascending node Revisit: 7 days SAC-D/Aquarius Observatory at INPE/LIT facilities in Brazil.
This month the electromagnetic interference tests concluded and also the environmental tests over the solar panels.
Above: mass properties measurements.
Below: Aquarius instrument reflectlor deployment tests.
Also, the engineering model is been integrated to the Mission Control Center in Cordoba for operation simulations. SAOCOM Mission
•Two L Band SAR Satellites. •Transmission in Horizontal and Vertical polarizations. •Reception in Single, Dual and Polarimetric modes. •Narrow, Wide and ScanSAR Swath modes. •High, Medium and Low resolution modes. (10 -100 m) SIASGE Italian- Argentine Satellite System for Emergency Management Italian-Argentine Satellite System for Disaster Management (SIASGE)
Potential Uses
The synergic use of both Floods X- and L-bands on the Fires same scene should be Combustion mass effective for : determination Water pollution Floods Diseases lava and volcanic Soil ashes desertification and Ice Monitoring draught DEM Hydrology Volcanic eruptions interferometry Very close observations between L Geology and X band SAR data polarimetry
SAOCOM (Argentine mission), Banda L - 06:00 am Revisit: 12 hs. SAR COSMO-SkyMed (Italian mission), Banda X - 10:00 am SABIA/MAR Mission
Argentine-Brazilian Joint Satellite Mission for Water Resource, Agriculture and Environment applications
Advanced technology multispectral sensor (15 to 25 bands) Gulich Institute for Advanced Space Studies
- Created on July 25 th , 2001 as a joint initiative between CONAE and the Cordoba National University.
- General Infrastructure and Planning provided by CONAE following our National Space Plan guidelines.
- Academic support provided by Cordoba National University and others.
- With active participation of the Italian Space Agency Mario Córdoba CONAE Gulich National Institute University
Development Development of advanced objectives of Human applications resources
Federal Natural disasters and Emergency Environment System Ministry of New applications in Health Health Gulich Institute for Advanced Space Studies Emergency Management CONAE’s Gulich Institute
Provision of Space Information
Training
Models Development Fires in the Delta of Parana river Province of Buenos Aires, 2008 Chaiten Volcanic eruption, Southern Chile, 2008 and 2009
MMRS SAC-C ash cloud monitoring, 2008
COSMO/Skymed crater deformation monitoring 2009 Landscape Epidemiology
CONAE’s Gulich Institute
Space Information Provision
Training
Models Development and Risk Maps Field data Space Data
Modelling
RISK MAP Detection of potential mosquitoes breeding sites in main Malaria transmission area of Paraguay (1/2) MALARIA is one of the most important endemic illnesses of Paraguay. This illness presents a seasonal pattern inverse correlated with Iguazú lake water level in Alto Paraná and Caaguazú departments, and related to the presence of vector mosquitoes, parasites and susceptible population. Malaria vectors in Paraguay are Anopheles gender mosquitoes, that breeds in rivers eddies, lakes, dams and swamps (Riego y Cespedes, 2000). Its hatcheries developed in deep, clean, not turbulent and partially low shade water and the aquatic states grow in riverbanks and hided in Fig1. Left: Paraguay and study area location. Right:COSMOSkymedMosaic of study area, made upof 6 HH – VV images . emergent or floating vegetation .
Detection of water bodies and vegetation of flooded areas .
HH and VV COSMO polarization data was used as input for the identification of different texture landscape structures based on Isodata unsupervised Classification. Water class mask applied over the whole image, allowed us to detect forest flooded areas, considered one of the main Anopheles breeding sites in the region. Low water Low level High water High level Detection of potential mosquitoes breeding sites in main Malaria transmission area of Paraguay (2/2)
Water bodies image obtained from COSMO image (04/06/2010). Zoom images show trees of flooded areas.
Synthetic color image constructed from COSMO HH polarization. Classification of Synthetic color image:
Different landscape structures, including different vertical and horizontal Classification of Synthetic color image constructed from vegetation development, water bodies, COSMO HH polarization. exposed soil and crops, are identified. World Heritage Conservation
UNESCO Space Information provision
Training
Early Warning Modelling Brasil
Paraguay
Argentina
Landsat 1 MSS 4,2,1. 23/02/1973
Multitemporal Analysis : effect of deforestation and anthopic pressure in the limits of the Iguazú World Heritage Site (1984) between 1973 – 2009. Brasil
Paraguay
Argentina
Landsat 5 TM. 4,3,2. 09/08/1986
Multitemporal Analysis : effect of deforestation and anthopic pressure in the limits of the Iguazú World Heritage Site (1984) between 1973 – 2009. Brasil
Paraguay Argentina
Landsat 5 TM. 4,3,2. 07/06/1998
Multitemporal Analysis : effect of deforestation and anthopic pressure in the limits of the Iguazú World Heritage Site (1984) between 1973 – 2009. Brasil
Paraguay
Argentina
Landsat 5 TM. 4,2,1. 25/09/2009
Multitemporal Analysis : effect of deforestation and anthopic pressure in the limits of the Iguazú World Heritage Site (1984) between 1973 – 2009. Perito Moreno Glacier
Canal de los Témpanos
Península de Magallanes
Glaciar Perito Moreno
Brazo Rico Main Inka Road Project
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina SAC-C scene covering the Inka Road in Argentina and Chile
• SACC MMRS multispectral cammera (pixel size: 175 m ) Detailed over San Juan and Mendoza provinces
Green and magenta dots indicating areas of archaeological interest. Green dot indicating area of archaeological interest in the Negro Overo Hill. Study area depicted in yellow.
Quickbird multispectral image (pixel size: 2,5m) 3D Modeling using ASTER 30m DEM
3D views on areas of 3D views on areas of archaeological interest in archaeological interest in Mendoza Province. La Rioja Province Central Andes High Mountain Snow Glaciers and Meadows Monitoring Chilean-Argentine Cooperation Project Institutions Participating: Chile: Ministerio Obras Públicas Región de Coquimbo Universidad de La Serena
Argentina : Dirección de Hidráulica Pcia de San Juan Universidad Nacional de San Juan CONAE
Area under Study San Juan (ARG) IV Region–La Serena- Coquimbo (CHI) All our action in the region, for the benefit of Latin American countries, is carried out with strong support of OOSA, ESA and NASA. Cooperation in the Region
MÉXICO IMTA (Tecnología del Agua) -COSTA RICA -Universidad de Costa Rica VENEZUELA --Inst. de Electricidad -Programa Coop. -COLOMBIA Emergencias -Gobierno de Colombia - Ministerio de Salud - Programa Coop. Emergencias INGEOMINAS GUYANA FRANCESA -IDEAM -CNES -IGAC -ECUADOR BRASIL - Gobierno de Ecuador - Gobierno de Brasil - Ministerio de Salud -INPE - Sitio Patrimonio de la - FIOCRUZ Humanidad Galápagos - IBAMA - CLIRSEN - CTA -PERU - CRECTEALC - Gobierno de Perú - Programa de Coop. PARAGUAY CONIDA - Ministerio de Salud - SELPER --INDECI -Sec. Emergencia -BOLIVIA Nacional - Viceministerio de Recursos - Fund. M. Bertoni Naturales y Medio Ambiente - Prefectura Santa Cruz -Asoc. Guyra de la Sierra - Ministerio de Medio -Universidad Mayor de Ambiente San Andrés CHILE URUGUAY - Univ. La Serena - Frente Marítimo - UNICYT - Sistema Nacional de - VI Región Emergencia - ONEMI - Ministerio de Agricultura - Univ. de Valparaíso -Min. Vivienda y Urb. - Mariscope de Chile -Patrimonio Histórico --Univ.Católica 52 --CIREN --SAG Regional Space Agency Thank you!
Felix Menicocci [email protected]