Kitsat 1, 2 (Uribyol 1, 2 / Oscar 23, 25 / KO 23, 25)

 

Kitsat 2 [SSTL]

KITSAT-1  (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite) was a collaborative research mission, encompassing the installation of a groundstation in South Korea, participation of Korean engineers in the UoSAT-5 mission, technology transfer and training of students on the MSc courses at Surrey, and the involvement in a engineering and flight microsatellites.

KITSAT-1 was designed and constructed by a team of Korean and SSTL engineers, and uses the modular microsatellite bus proven on UoSAT-3, -4 and -5 previously flown on the Ariane ASAP. The satellite payloads include

 

Nation: South Korea
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: KAIST
Contractors: SSTL
Equipment:
Configuration: Microsat-70
Propulsion: none
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit: SSO

 

Satellite Date LS   Launcher Remarks:
Kitsat 1 (Uribyol 1, Oscar 23, KO 23) 10.08.1992 Ko ELA-2 Ariane-42P H10 with TOPEX Poseidon, S-80/T
Kitsat 2 (Uribyol 2, Oscar 25, KO 25) 26.09.1993 Ko ELA-2 Ariane-40 H10 with Spot 3, Stella, Healthsat 2, Eyesat, Itamsat, Posat 1

  

Further Kitsat / Kaistsat / STSAT missions:

Source: SSTL Website

Last update: 27.09.2009
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