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KOMPSAT

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An artist rendering of the KOMPSAT-1

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

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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-6Q2 2027Vega-CCentre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaSSOPlanned[14][15]
KOMPSAT-7AArirang-7ANovember 2026Falcon 9 Block 5Cape Canaveral, FloridaSSOPlanned[16]
GEO-KOMPSAT-3Cheollian-3H2 2027Falcon 9 Block 5Cape Canaveral, FloridaGEOPlanned[17]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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