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KOMPSAT-5

South Korean reconnaissance satellite. KOMPSAT-5 was launched on August 22, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-042ANORAD 39227South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
Arirang-5
Common name
KOMPSAT-5
Payload designation
KOMPSAT-5
International designator
2013-042A
NORAD catalog number
39227
GCAT identifier
S39227
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/691

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Kompsat
Owner
KARI
Country
South Korea
Builder
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Platform (bus)
Kompsat

Launch

Date
August 22, 2013 · 14:39 UTC
Launch record
2013-042Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
535 km
Apogee
552 km
Inclination
97.60°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,400 kg
Dry mass
1,400 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11256162 (CC0).