KOMPSAT-2

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Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Korea South. Manufacturer: KARI.

The KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 2) was an indigenous Korean satellite designed to carry scientific instruments for observation of natural resources, digital map-making and atmospheric research, and high resolution imaging from a orbit of 685 km above the earth. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute contracted for launch of the satellite on a Chinese CZ-2C booster from Xichang in April 2004.

Associated Launch Vehicle: CZ-2C.

KOMPSAT-2 Chronology

2006 July 28 - Kompsat 2 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Vehicle: UR-100N. Mass: 798 kg (1,759 lb). Perigee: 676 km (420 mi). Apogee: 701 km (435 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.50 min.
Carried a 1-meter-resolution Earth surveillance camera..

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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