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ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2)

OperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
July 28, 2006 at 07:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator
Eurockot Launch Services
Mission
Arirang-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
689 km
Periapsis
667 km
Inclination
97.83°
Orbital period
98.32 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Manufacturer
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)/ EADS Astrium
Users
Government/Commercial
Launch mass
800 kg
Power
955 W
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-031A
NORAD catalog №
29268
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
South KoreaSouth Korea
Radar cross-section
2.067 m²
Status
Operational