Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
SAC-D (Spanish: Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-D meaning Satellite for Scientific Applications-D) also known as Aquarius after its primary instrument is an Argentine Earth science satellite built by INVAP and launched on June 10 2011. It carries seven instruments to study the environment and a technology demonstration experiment. Its primary instrument Aquarius was built by and is operated by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.