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425 Project EO/IR Sat (?) [KAI]
The South Korean 425 Project EO/IR Sats are the electro-optical / infra-red component of the 425 Project reconnaissance satellite project.
In 2022 the SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) was chosen as a launch vehicle. It is unclear, if dedicated or shared launches will be used.
| Nation: | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, optical |
| Operator: | South Koreas Agency for Defence Development |
| Contractors: | Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) |
| Equipment: | imager |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays (?), batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 554 km Ũ 569 km, 97.64° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORSAT 7 (425 Project EO/IR Sat 1) | 2023-185B | 01.12.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with KORSAT 7, ĩHETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
- Space News: Thales Alenia Space to build four radar satellites for South Korea, 5 December 2018
Further KORSAT (425 Project) missions:
