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KOMPSAT

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.

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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

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 12
KOMPSAT-2 Arirang-2 2006-031A 29268 29 July 2006
07:05:43		 Rokot-KM Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia SSO Active 13
KOMPSAT-3 Arirang-3 2012-025B 38338 17 May 2012
16:39		 H-IIA Tanegashima Space Center, Japan SSO Active 14
KOMPSAT-5 Arirang-5 2013-042A 39227 22 August 2013 Dnepr Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Russia SSO Active 15
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 89
GEO-KOMPSAT-2B Cheollian-2B 2020-013B 45246 18 February 2020 Ariane 5 Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana GEO Active 89
KOMPSAT-7 Arirang-7 1 December 2025 Vega-C Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana SSO Active 10111213
KOMPSAT-6 Arirang-6 Q2 2027 Vega-C Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana SSO Planned 1415
KOMPSAT-7A Arirang-7A November 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral, Florida SSO Planned 16
GEO-KOMPSAT-3 Cheollian-3 H2 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral, Florida GEO Planned 17
References

References

  1. "KOMPSAT series". soletop.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. "KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "KOMPSAT-3A - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010". Arianespace. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  8. "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.
  9. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) Program / Cheollian-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  10. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné (13 November 2025). "Arianespace to launch KOMPSAT-7 satellite on November 28, 2025, with Vega C". Newsroom Arianespace. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  12. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné (27 November 2025). "Flight VV28: New launch date". Newsroom Arianespace. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  13. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné (1 December 2025). "Arianespace successfully launches KOMPSAT-7 satellite with Vega C". Newsroom Arianespace. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  14. "Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute". Arianespace (Press release). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  15. https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10788207
  16. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  17. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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