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KOMPSAT 
Summary
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.
Satellites edit
| Designation | Other name | COSPAR ID | SATCAT | Launch Date (UTC) |
Launch vehicle | Launch Site | Orbit | Status | Remarks | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOMPSAT-1 | Arirang-1 | 1999-070A | 26032 | 21 December 1999 07:13 |
Taurus | Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States | SSO | Deactivated | [1][2] | |
| KOMPSAT-2 | Arirang-2 | 2006-031A | 29268 | 29 July 2006 07:05:43 |
Rokot-KM | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia | SSO | Active | [1][3] | |
| KOMPSAT-3 | Arirang-3 | 2012-025B | 38338 | 17 May 2012 16:39 |
H-IIA | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | SSO | Active | [1][4] | |
| KOMPSAT-5 | Arirang-5 | 2013-042A | 39227 | 22 August 2013 | Dnepr | Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Russia | SSO | Active | [1][5] | |
| KOMPSAT-3A | Arirang-3A | 2015-014A | 40536 | 25 March 2015 | Dnepr | Dombarovsky Launch Site, Russia | SSO | Active | [6] | |
| GEO-KOMPSAT-1 | COMS 1 or Cheollian 1 |
2010-032A | 36744 | 26 June 2010 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | Deactivated | [7] | |
| GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | Cheollian 2A | 2018-100A | 43823 | 4 December 2018 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | Active | [8][9] | |
| GEO-KOMPSAT-2B | Cheollian 2B | 2020-013B | 45246 | 18 February 2020 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | Active | [8][9] | |
| KOMPSAT-6 | Arirang-6 | December 2024 | Vega-C | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | SSO | Planned | [10] | |||
| KOMPSAT-7 | Arirang-7 | January 2026 | Vega-C | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | SSO | Planned | [11] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "KOMPSAT series". soletop.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "KOMPSAT-3A - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010". Arianespace. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ a b "GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b "GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) Program / Cheollian-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
- ^ "Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute". Arianespace (Press release). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.