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GEO-KOMPSAT 2B [KARI]
GEO-KOMPSAT 2B or Cheollian 2B (천리안 2B) is a South Korean geostationary meteorological satellite developed by KARI. It is one component of the two satellite GEO-KOMPSAT 2 program.
The GEO-KOMPSAT-2 program is to develop two geostationary orbit satellites, the meteorological GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) and the ocean monitoring GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) sharing the same satellite bus. The lifetime of both satellites will be no less than 10 years.
GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) is for the ocean monitoring mission and the environment monitoring mission, featuring the Airbus Space built GOCI-II(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager-II) and the Ball Aerospace built GEMS (Environmental monitoring sensor) payloads. The satellite will be stationed at 128 East. GEO-KOMPSAT-2B is planned for launch in 2019. Due to defective parts, the launch was delayed to the 1st quarter of 2020.
| Nation: | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology, Ocean monitoring |
| Operator: | KARI |
| Contractors: | KARI |
| Equipment: | GOCI-II, GEMS |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | S400-12 or S400-15 |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | >10 years |
| Mass: | 3379 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO-KOMPSAT 2B (GK 2B, Cheollian 2B) | 2020-013B | 18.02.2020 | Ko ELA-3 | Ariane-5ECA+ | with JCSat 17 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- KARI: GEO-KOMPSAT-2 Program
