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Observer 1A, 1B

Observer 1A [Nara Space]

Observer 1A and 1B are two South Korean 16U-CubeSat earth observation satellites built and operated by Nara Space Technologies.

The satellites each carry a Multispectral electro-optical camera with a ground resolution of 1.5 m or 0.5 m (w/SR, color). The field of view is 14 km × 40 km.

Nation: South Korea
Type / Application: Earth observation
Operator: Nara Space Technology
Contractors: Nara Space Technology
Equipment: Multispectral electro-optical camera
Configuration: CubeSat (16U)
Propulsion: None
Power: 3 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 2 years
Mass: 23 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Observer 1A 2023-174BV 11.11.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We’ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
Observer 1B (GYEONGGISat 1) 2025-276DK 28.11.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with FORMOSAT 8A, W-Series 4, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 1, ..., 8, Nahla, YAM 9, Azalea Cluster 1 RF-1, 2, 3, Pelican 5, 6, ICEYE X58, ..., X62, PIAST M, S1, S2, ŅuSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV 021, 022, LacunaSat 4C, ..., 4F Lemur-2 233, 334, 235, Foresail 1p, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2E22, 2E23, 2E24, FGN-TUG S01, FRG 10D1, CTC 1A, 1B, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GHGSat C14, C15, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5 S7, TRYAD 1, 2, 3UCubed A, Flock-4h 1, ..., 36, Lilium 3, OTTER, PHASMA-LAMARR, PHASMA-DIRAC, SPiN 2, TORO 2, WISDOM A, B, MICE 1, Veery 0G, HUNITY, SARI 1, 2, Accenture 1, ANISC, HCT-Sat 2, IHI-Sat 2, Lemur-2 227, 228, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15)

Launch Sites:

  • Va =   Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA   USA

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Last update: 12.03.2026
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