KOMPSAT

An artist rendering of the KOMPSAT-1

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

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	Deactivated		[1] [2]
KOMPSAT-2	Arirang-2	2006-031A	29268	29 July 2006 07:05:43	Rokot-KM	Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia	SSO	Active		[1] [3]
KOMPSAT-3	Arirang-3	2012-025B	38338	17 May 2012 16:39	H-IIA	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan	SSO	Active		[1] [4]
KOMPSAT-5	Arirang-5	2013-042A	39227	22 August 2013	Dnepr	Dombarovskiy Launch Site, Russia	SSO	Active		[1] [5]
KOMPSAT-3A	Arirang-3A	2015-014A	40536	25 March 2015	Dnepr	Dombarovsky Launch Site, Russia	SSO	Active		[6]
GEO-KOMPSAT-1	COMS-1 or Cheollian-1	2010-032A	36744	26 June 2010	Ariane 5	Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana	GEO	Deactivated		[7]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2A	Cheollian-2A	2018-100A	43823	4 December 2018	Ariane 5	Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana	GEO	Active		[8] [9]
GEO-KOMPSAT-2B	Cheollian-2B	2020-013B	45246	18 February 2020	Ariane 5	Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana	GEO	Active		[8] [9]
KOMPSAT-6	Arirang-6			December 2024	Vega-C	Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana	SSO	Planned		[10]
KOMPSAT-7A	Arirang-7A			Q3 2025	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral, Florida	SSO	Planned		[11]
KOMPSAT-7	Arirang-7			January 2026	Vega-C	Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana	SSO	Planned		[12]
GEO-KOMPSAT-3	Cheollian-3			H2 2027	Falcon 9 Block 5	Cape Canaveral, Florida	GEO	Planned		[13]

References

• Spaceflight portal

1. "KOMPSAT series". soletop.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. "KOMPSAT-1 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1) / Arirang-1". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. "KOMPSAT-2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) / Arirang-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "KOMPSAT-3 - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "KOMPSAT-5 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5) / Arirang-5". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "KOMPSAT-3A - Satellite Missions". ESA Earth Observation Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. "Arianespace launch 195 – Arabsat-5A and COMS: Liftoff is set for 26 June 2010". Arianespace. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
8. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2A transition to operation - Korea Meteorological Administration". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
9. "GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Geostationary - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2) Program / Cheollian-2". ESA Earth Observation Portal.
10. "Arianespace will launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute". Arianespace (Press release). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
11. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
12. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
13. "CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - KOMPSAT-7". The CEOS Database. Retrieved 5 December 2022.