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Kitsat-3

South Korean satellite. Kitsat-3 was launched on May 26, 1999 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-029ANORAD 25756South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
Uribyol-3
Common name
Kitsat-3
Payload designation
KITSAT-3
International designator
1999-029A
NORAD catalog number
25756
GCAT identifier
S25756
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/358

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
KITSAT
Owner
KAIST
Country
South Korea
Builder
Korea Advanced Institute for Space Technology
Platform (bus)
SI-200

Launch

Date
May 26, 1999 · 06:22 UTC
Launch record
1999-029Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
716 km
Apogee
738 km
Inclination
98.38°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2003
End of operations
December 2003

Size

Mass
110 kg
Dry mass
110 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11227964 (CC0).