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CAS500 1

South Korean satellite launched in 2021. CAS500 1 was launched on March 22, 2021 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-022ANORAD 47932South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
CAS500-1
Common name
CAS500 1
International designator
2021-022A
NORAD catalog number
47932
GCAT identifier
S47932
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/990

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
CAS500
Owner
KARI
Country
South Korea
Builder
Korea Aerospace Industries
Platform (bus)
CAS500

Launch

Date
March 22, 2021 · 06:07 UTC
Launch record
2021-022Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
494 km
Apogee
509 km
Inclination
97.40°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
500 kg
Dry mass
480 kg
Length
2.9 m
Diameter
1.90 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q106242767 (CC0).