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KOMPSAT 3A [KARI]
KOMPSAT 3A (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 3A) or Arirang 3A (아리랑 3A) is a lightweight Earth observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI. It is similar to the KOMPSAT 3 spacecraft.
The optical component is being developed by Astrium. Additionally to its predecessor KOMPSAT-3, the AEISS-A (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System A) carries also a infra-red instrument. Therfore the satellite bus was lengthend and the solar arrays enlarged. The imaging insrtrument has a resolution of 50 cm or less in visible band and 5.4 m in MWIR.
It operates at an altitude of 526 km × 540 km, 97, in a sun-synchronous orbit for 4 years and monitor the Korean peninsula using a payload capable of submeter class resolution. The mission objectives of the KOMPSAT-3A are to provide continuous satellite Earth observation after KOMPSAT 1 and KOMPSAT 2 and to meet the nation's needs for high-resolution EO (Electro-Optical) images required for GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and other environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring applications.
| Nation: | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | KARI |
| Contractors: | KARI, Astrium |
| Equipment: | AEISS-A |
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| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 4 years |
| Mass: | 1100 kg |
| Orbit: | 526 km × 540 km, 97 (#3A) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOMPSAT 3A (Arirang 3A) | 2015-014A | 25.03.2015 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr |
Launch Sites:
- Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia
