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”

2

3

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.