KOMPSAT

KOMPSAT or Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite is a series of South Korean multipurpose satellite for Earth observation, communications, meteorological, environmental, agricultural, and oceanographic monitoring applications.

Satellites
DesignationOther nameCOSPAR IDSATCATLaunch Date
(UTC)		Launch vehicleLaunch SiteOrbitStatusRemarksRefs
KOMPSAT-1Arirang-11999-070A2603221 December 1999
07:13		TaurusVandenberg Air Force Base, United StatesSSODeactivated[1][2]
KOMPSAT-2Arirang-22006-031A2926829 July 2006
07:05:43		Rokot-KMPlesetsk Cosmodrome, RussiaSSOActive[1][3]
KOMPSAT-3Arirang-32012-025B3833817 May 2012
16:39		H-IIATanegashima Space Center, JapanSSOActive[1][4]
KOMPSAT-5Arirang-52013-042A3922722 August 2013DneprDombarovskiy Launch Site, RussiaSSOActive[1][5]
KOMPSAT-3AArirang-3A2015-014A4053625 March 2015DneprDombarovsky Launch Site, RussiaSSOActive[6]
GEO-KOMPSAT-1COMS 1 or
Cheollian 1		2010-032A3674426 June 2010Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEODeactivated[7]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2ACheollian 2A2018-100A438234 December 2018Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEOActive[8][9]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2BCheollian 2B2020-013B4524618 February 2020Ariane 5Centre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaGEOActive[8][9]
KOMPSAT-7Arirang-7September 2023Vega-CCentre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaSSOPlanned[10]
KOMPSAT-6Arirang-6December 2024Vega-CCentre Spatial Guyanais, French GuianaSSOPlanned[11]

References
  1. "KOMPSAT series". soletop.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. "KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "KOMPSAT-3A - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010". Arianespace. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  8. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) Program / Cheollian-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  10. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. "Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute". Arianespace (Press release). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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