KOMPSAT

South Korean multipurpose satellite From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KOMPSAT or Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite is a series of South Korean multipurpose satellite for Earth observation, communications, meteorological, environmental, agricultural, and oceanographic monitoring applications.

An artist rendering of the KOMPSAT-1

Satellites

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DesignationOther nameCOSPAR IDSATCATLaunch Date
(UTC)
Launch vehicleLaunch siteOrbitStatusRemarksRefs
KOMPSAT-1Arirang-11999-070A2603221 December 1999
07:13
TaurusVandenberg Air Force Base, United StatesSSODeactivated[1][2]
KOMPSAT-2Arirang-22006-031A2926829 July 2006
07:05:43
Rokot-KMPlesetsk Cosmodrome, RussiaSSOActive[1][3]
KOMPSAT-3Arirang-32012-025B3833817 May 2012
16:39
H-IIATanegashima Space Center, JapanSSOActive[1][4]
KOMPSAT-5Arirang-52013-042A3922722 August 2013DneprDombarovskiy Launch Site, RussiaSSOActive[1][5]
KOMPSAT-3AArirang-3A2015-014A4053625 March 2015DneprDombarovsky Launch Site, RussiaSSOActive[6]
GEO-KOMPSAT-1COMS-1 or
Cheollian-1
2010-032A3674426 June 2010Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEODeactivated[7]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2ACheollian-2A2018-100A438234 December 2018Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEOActive[8][9]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2BCheollian-2B2020-013B4524618 February 2020Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEOActive[8][9]
KOMPSAT-7Arirang-71 December 2025Vega-CCentre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaSSOActive[10][11][12][13]
KOMPSAT-6Arirang-6February 2026Vega-CCentre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaSSOPlanned[14]
KOMPSAT-7AArirang-7ANovember 2026Falcon 9 Block 5Cape Canaveral, FloridaSSOPlanned[15]
GEO-KOMPSAT-3Cheollian-3H2 2027Falcon 9 Block 5Cape Canaveral, FloridaGEOPlanned[16]
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