KOMPSAT 1 [KARI]
The KOMPSAT 1 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 1) or Arirang 1 (아리랑 1) Earth observation satellite was developed jointly by KARI and TRW. The payload is consisted of three instruments:
On 31 January 2008 the Korean Aerospace Research Industry (KARI) decided to formally terminate the eight-year KOMPSAT-1 mission, since controllers had lost contact with the satellite.
Nation: | South Korea |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
Operator: | KARI |
Contractors: | KARI, TRW (Bus) |
Equipment: | EOC, OSMI, SPS |
Configuration: | T200B |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 469 kg |
Orbit: | 694 km × 729 km, 98.28° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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KOMPSAT Prototype | - | not launched | ||||
KOMPSAT 1 (Arirang 1) | 1999-070A | 21.12.1999 | Va 576E | Taurus-2110 | with ACRIMSat, Celestis 04 |