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- The satellites of the SCD (Satelites de Coleta de Dados) series are equipped to collect and transmit meteorological and environmental data collected by automatic platforms (PCD) installed on land or on oceanic buoys. The data is relayed to one or more ground stations. The INPE is responsible for development, production and operation of this series of 4 satellites, the SCD-1, SCD-2, SCD-2A and SCD-3. SCD-1 was placed in orbit in February 1993 by a Pegasus and is operating until today, with a useful life beyond the period, initially foreseen, of one year. The SCD-2 was launched successfully in 1998, by a Pegasus-H vehicle, from Cape Canaveral. Currently it operates jointly form with SCD-1. The SCD-2A was lost in the inaugural launching of the VLS-1, in 1997. SCD 3 is a new design, which will be launched into a higher orbit to enlarge the area covered by the satellite. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SCD Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: SCD Long_Name: Satellites de Coleta de Dados End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: SCD End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 25 Period: 98.8 End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-28 Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat%C3%A9lite_de_Coleta_de_Dados Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1993-02-09 Design_Life: 1 years Primary_Sponsor: Brazil/INPE End_Group End_Group
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