KOMPSAT 6 [KARI]
KOMPSAT 6 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6) or Arirang 6 is a planned Korean sub-meter class SAR Satellit.
The high-resolution imaging radar for South Korea’s Kompsat-6 Earth observation satellite will be built by LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd. of Korea and Airbus Defence and Space’s German arm. It provides a 0.5 m ground resolution.
The satellite was to be launched in 2020 (delayed to 2022= on a Russian Angara-1.2 rocket as a successor and replacement for the KOMPSAT 5 satellite. Due to sactions because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a launch on a Russian launch vehicle is unlikely.
Nation: | South Korea |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation, Radar |
Operator: | KARI |
Contractors: | Korea Aerospace Industries (bus); LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd., Airbus Defence and Space (payload) |
Equipment: | SAR |
Configuration: | |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 5 years |
Mass: | 1750 kg |
Orbit: | 505 km |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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KOMPSAT 6 (Arirang 6) | - | 2022 | Pl LC-35/1 | Angara-1.2 ??? |