KOMPSAT-1

South Korean multipurpose reconnaissance satellite. KOMPSAT-1 was launched on December 21, 1999 aboard a Taurus 2110 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-070ANORAD 26032South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT: Arirang-1
Common name: KOMPSAT-1
Payload designation: KOMPSAT
International designator: 1999-070A
NORAD catalog number: 26032
GCAT identifier: S26032
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/368

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: KOMPSAT
Owner: KARI
Country: South Korea
Builder: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Platform (bus): LEOStar

Launch

Date: December 21, 1999 · 07:13 UTC
Launch record: 1999-070Success
Rocket: Taurus 2110
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 576E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 687 km
Apogee: 708 km
Inclination: 98.27°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: December 2007
End of operations: Dec 30, 2007

Size

Mass: 510 kg
Dry mass: 437 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q483727 (CC0).