Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Kompsat-5 (Arirang 5, Korean Multipurpose Satellite-4) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
South Korea |
Operator/Owner |
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) |
Users |
Government/Commercial |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
535 |
Apogee (km) |
552 |
Eccentricity |
0.00122947855644753 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.6 |
Period (minutes) |
95.5 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1400 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
1400 |
Date of Launch |
22-08-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) |
Country of Contractor |
South Korea |
Launch Site |
Yasny Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2013-042A |
NORAD Number |
39227 |
Comments |
To develop the first Korean SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Satellite |