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GOVERNMENT OF AÇORES
REGIONAL SECRETARY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
EQUIPMENTS
Azores in the center of the Atlantic Azores in the center of the Atlantic “space”“space”
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BOSTON
AÇORESILHAS DO “MAR” PORTUGAL
TOULOUSE
• The Azores are situated in the North Atlantic Ocean in a strategic position between Europe, America and Africa.
• Are distant approximately 1.800km of Lisbon (Portugal Continental) 3.900km East Coast of North America and 2355 km from Toulouse.
• They are located in the geographical coordinates 39 º 43 'and 36 º 55' north latitude, 24 º 26 'and 31 º 24' west longitude, which gives it a moderate climate without large annual variations.
• The nine islands have a total area of 2355 km2. The areas range between 747 km2 (San Miguel) and 17 km2 (Corvo).
Areas
• The nine islands of the archipelago is divided
into three groups:
The Eastern Group Sao Miguel and Santa
Maria, the Central Group of Terceira,
Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico and Faial, and the
Western Group formed by the islands of
Flores and Corvo.
• The volcanic origin of all the islands is well
reflected in their volcanic cones and craters.
Pico, a volcano with a height of 2351 meters,
located on the island of the same name, is the
highest altitude in the Azores.
RIBEIRA QUENTE 1997RIBEIRA QUENTE 1997
In this landslide 29 people died, two were seriously injured and the homeless
were in total 114.
FAIAL 1998FAIAL 1998
The earthquake has caused 8 deaths, 150 wounded and more than 1,500 homeless
AGUALVA 2009AGUALVA 2009
VHF/SRPCBA Feixes hertzianos
RED
Links a 2 GHz
(betewen islands)
Green
Links a 13 GHz
(in the island)
In the islands
Simulcast system, using voting
Satellite Network
– INMARSAT• Network Satellite Geostationary satellites (35,700 km in the plane of the
equator)4 satellitesIndicative +870
– Iridium• Low orbit satellites (780 km)
66 satellites in six orbits (11 satellites in orbit)Each satellite is connected to four (up, down, right, left)Indicative +811
Satellite Network Coverage INMARSATINMARSAT
• AOR-E ou o AOR-W– The antennas of the equipment must be turned south,
running after acquiring the satellite signal
ESA Station in Santa Maria Island
Tracking of launchings from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana; Earth Observation Station; Atlantic Maritime Surveillance National Centre.