Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 17, 2012, 16:39
- Launch designation
- 2012-025
- Mission
- GCOM-W1
- Flight name
- GCOM-W1/KOMPSAT-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- H-IIA-21
- Year
- Launches in 2012
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 671 km
- Initial apogee
- 675 km
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 3.3 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuku | 2012-025ANORAD 38337 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Earth science | 1,991 kg | In orbit |
| Arirang-3 | 2012-025BNORAD 38338 | Korea Aerospace Research Institute | Optical imaging | 800 kg | In orbit |
| SDS-4 | 2012-025CNORAD 38339 | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Technology | 50 kg | Renamed · Apr 24, 2019 |
| Horyu-2 | 2012-025DNORAD 38340 | Kyushu Instiute of Technology | Technology | 7 kg | In 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.