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KOMPSAT-2

Rokot launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on July 28, 2006, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 28, 2006 · 07:05 UTCLaunch 2006-031Launch no. 4,783 in the log
RocketRokot
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyEurockotRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 28, 2006, 07:05
Launch designation
2006-031
Mission
KOMPSAT-2
Flight name
Kompsat-2
Vehicle flight ID
492-5882-032/72504

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
704 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.765 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Arirang-22006-031ANORAD 29268Korea Aerospace Research InstituteOptical imaging765 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.