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KOMPSAT 2 (Arirang 2)

KOMPSAT 2 [KARI]

KOMPSAT 2 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 2) or Arirang 2 (아리랑 2) is a lightweight Earth observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI.

It provides high-resolution images, produced by the Multi-Spectral Camera (MSC), of the Korean peninsula for the production of maps and digital elevation models, applications for which include land use planning and disaster and risk management.

The MSC, a joint development of KARI with ELOP (Electro Optics Industries Ltd. of Rehovot, Israel) and OHB-System, Bremen, Germany, collects high-resolution panchromatic and multispectral imagery of the Earth's surface with a ground resolution of 1 m.

Astrium has been selected by KARI to support the platform development and manufacture of KOMPSAT-2. Launch was planned for 2004 on a Rokot-KM booster, but due to delays of the launch vehicle, it was launched on 28 July 2006 into a sunsynchronous orbit identical to that of KOMPSAT-1 but with a different phase (180º apart).

The satellite is still operating, but in October 2015 it was decided not to extend the KOMPSAT-2 mission any further for systematic observation services, but instead use it for research purposes until the end of its life cycle.

Nation: South Korea
Type / Application: Earth observation
Operator: KARI
Contractors: KARI, Astrium
Equipment: MSC
Configuration:
Propulsion: ?
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 3 years (design)
Mass: 798 kg
Orbit: 677 km × 703 km, 98.1°
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
KOMPSAT 2 (Arirang 2) 2006-031A 28.07.2006 Pl LC-133/3 Rokot-KM

References:

  • Astrium Website

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