KOMPSAT

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South Korean multipurpose satellite

title: "KOMPSAT" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["satellites-of-south-korea", "south-korean-spacecraft", "satellites-orbiting-earth", "satellite-series", "korea-aerospace-industries-spacecraft"] description: "South Korean multipurpose satellite" topic_path: "geography/south-korea" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOMPSAT" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary South Korean multipurpose satellite ::

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KOMPSAT or Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite is a series of South Korean multipurpose satellite for Earth observation, communications, meteorological, environmental, agricultural, and oceanographic monitoring applications.

Satellites

::data[format=table] | Designation | Other name | COSPAR ID | SATCAT | Launch Date (UTC) | Launch vehicle | Launch Site | Orbit | Status | Remarks | Refs | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | KOMPSAT-1 | Arirang-1 | 1999-070A | 26032 | 21 December 1999 07:13 | Taurus | Vandenberg Air Force Base, United States | SSO | | | url=http://soletop.com/eng/kompsat-series/|title=KOMPSAT series|website=soletop.com|language=ko-KR|access-date=26 September 2020}} | | KOMPSAT-2 | Arirang-2 | 2006-031A | 29268 | 29 July 2006 07:05:43 | Rokot-KM | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia | SSO | | | url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kompsat-2|title=KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2 | | KOMPSAT-3 | Arirang-3 | 2012-025B | 38338 | 17 May 2012 16:39 | H-IIA | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | SSO | | | url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kompsat-3|title=KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions|publisher=ESA Earth Observation Portal|access-date=26 September 2020}} | | KOMPSAT-5 | Arirang-5 | 2013-042A | 39227 | 22 August 2013 | Dnepr | Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Russia | SSO | | | title=KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5|publisher=ESA Earth Observation Portal|url=https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kompsat-5|access-date=26 September 2020}} | | KOMPSAT-3A | Arirang-3A | 2015-014A | 40536 | 25 March 2015 | Dnepr | Dombarovsky Launch Site, Russia | SSO | | | | | GEO-KOMPSAT-1 | COMS-1 or Cheollian-1 | 2010-032A | 36744 | 26 June 2010 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | | | title=Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010 |url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2010/06-26-2010-launch-date.asp|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=26 June 2010}} | | GEO-KOMPSAT-2A | Cheollian-2A | 2018-100A | 43823 | 4 December 2018 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | | | url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news-from-members/geo-kompsat-2a-transition-operation-korea-meteorological-administration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218183208/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news-from-members/geo-kompsat-2a-transition-operation-korea-meteorological-administration|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2023|title=GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration|publisher=World Meteorological Organization (WMO)|date=25 July 2019|access-date=22 October 2021}} | | GEO-KOMPSAT-2B | Cheollian-2B | 2020-013B | 45246 | 18 February 2020 | Ariane 5 | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | GEO | | | | | KOMPSAT-7 | Arirang-7 | | | 1 December 2025 | Vega-C | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | SSO | | | | | KOMPSAT-6 | Arirang-6 | | | February 2026 | Vega-C | Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana | SSO | | | | | KOMPSAT-7A | Arirang-7A | | | November 2026 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral, Florida | SSO | | | | | GEO-KOMPSAT-3 | Cheollian-3 | | | H2 2027 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral, Florida | GEO | | | | ::

References

References

  1. "KOMPSAT series".
  2. "KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  3. "KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  4. "KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  5. "KOMPSAT-3A - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  6. "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010". Arianespace.
  7. (25 July 2019). "GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration". World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
  8. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) Program / Cheollian-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
  9. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database.
  10. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné. (2025-11-13). "Arianespace to launch KOMPSAT-7 satellite on November 28, 2025, with Vega C".
  11. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné. (2025-11-27). "Flight VV28: New launch date".
  12. JOSEPH-GABRIEL, Daphné. (2025-12-01). "Arianespace successfully launches KOMPSAT-7 satellite with Vega C".
  13. (31 May 2023). "Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute". Arianespace.
  14. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database.
  15. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database.

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