KOMPSAT-2
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arirang-2, Arirang II, Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite-2, Kompsat 2
KOMPSAT-2 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-2), also known as Arirang-2, is a South Korean multipurpose Earth observation satellite. It was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia at 07:45:43 UTC (16:05:43 KST) on 28 July 2006. It began to transmit signals at 14:00 UTC (23:00 KST) the same day. Like the earlier KOMPSAT-1 satellite, it takes its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang. Its launch was the culmination of a project begun in 1995.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- KOMPSAT-2
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-2Arirang-2
- Spaceflight.image
- G SA KOMPSAT-2 01.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Earth observation
- Spaceflight.operator
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2006-031A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 29258
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 3 years (planned) (in progress)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- KOMPSAT
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Korea Aerospace IndustriesKorea Aerospace Research InstituteEADS Astrium (bus)
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- 1.85 m diameter x 2.6 m in height x 6.8 m length (deployed configuration)
- Spaceflight.power
- 955 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 28 July 2006, 07:05:43 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Rokot/Briz-KM
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Plesetsk, Site 133/3
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- G SA KOMPSAT-2 01.jpg
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2006-07-28
- Commons category
- KOMPSAT-2
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Technologies
- Orbit
- Instruments
- Ground receiving stations
- Advantages and applications of KOMPSAT-2 imagery
- North Korea
- Mission
- See also
- References
- External links
KOMPSAT-2 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-2), also known as Arirang-2, is a South Korean multipurpose Earth observation satellite. It was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia at 07:45:43 UTC (16:05:43 KST) on 28 July 2006. It began to transmit signals at 14:00 UTC (23:00 KST) the same day. Like the earlier KOMPSAT-1 satellite, it takes its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang. Its launch was the culmination of a project begun in 1995.
KOMPSAT-2 orbits at a height of , circling the Earth 14 times per day, and is expected to maintain that orbit for 3 years. It weighs . The satellite carries a Multispectral Camera (MSC) which can distinguish to a 100-cm resolution, allowing the identification of individual vehicles on the ground. The satellite was succeeded by KOMPSAT-3, KOMPSAT-5 and KOMPSAT-3A, which were launched in 2012, 2013 and 2015 respectively.