Argentina is to launch a microwave imaging satellite to bolster the agricultural industry by monitoring natural disaster and soil moisture. Scientists say the soil and subsurface mapping data provided by the $600 million dollar project should help increase crop yields. The satellite is scheduled to launch on 6 October from California on a SpaceX Falcon rocket. The $600m project will provide soil and subsurface mapping data to help farmers increase yields, using radar antennae technology to gain access to a real time 'water map', and allow the prediction of harvest yields, floods, and droughts, according to the government. In addition to providing information about crop yields in Argentina, the mission also aims to improve weather forecasting for farmers.
Argentina is to launch a microwave imaging satellite to bolster the agricultural industry by monitoring natural disaster and soil moisture. The satellite is scheduled to launch on 6 October from California on a SpaceX Falcon rocket. The $600m project will provide soil and subsurface mapping data to help farmers increase yields, using radar antennae technology to gain access to a real time 'water map', and allow the prediction of harvest yields, floods, and droughts, according to the government. In addition to providing information about crop yields in Argentina, the mission also aims to improve weather forecasting for farmers.