KOMPSAT-3A
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arirang-3A, Arirang IIIA, Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite-3A, KOMPSAT 3A
KOMPSAT-3A (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-3A), also known as Arirang-3A, is a South Korean Earth observation satellite equipped with a 55cm-resolution electro-optical camera and an infrared sensor developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. It was launched on March 26, 2015.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Earth observation satellite
- Part of
- KOMPSAT
- Country
- South Korea
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Follows
- KOMPSAT-5
- Developer
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Image
- G SA KOMPSAT-3A 01.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- space launch vehicle
- Dnepr
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2015-03-25
- start point
- Dombarovsky
- Commons category
- KOMPSAT-3A
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Development
- Technology
- Mission
- See also
- References
KOMPSAT-3A (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-3A), also known as Arirang-3A, is a South Korean Earth observation satellite equipped with a 55cm-resolution electro-optical camera and an infrared sensor developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. It was launched on March 26, 2015.
== Development == thumb|150px|left|KOMPSAT-3A being built by engineers KOMPSAT-3A was developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute over eight years from December 2006 with a total project cost of 235.9 billion won.
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