Kompsat 2

Also called Arirang 2

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General

Designation	29268 / 06031A
Launch date	28 Jul 2006
Country of origin	South Korea
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	685 km, sun-synchronous
Inclination	98.1°
Period	98.6 min
Launch vehicle	Rokot #13

Operated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

In October 2006, quality problems are announced, the images would be distorted.


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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	KARI + Astrium
Platform
Mass at launch	798 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	3 years

The advanced electro-optic payload is provided by El-Op (Israel). It features 1-m resolution at best and 4-m multi-spectral resolution (multi-spectral camera (MSC) jointly developed by a South Korean firm and Electro Optical Industries Ltd. of Israel).

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