Status
KOMPSAT-6
Launch Time
NET December, 2024
NET December, 2024
The launch of this mission was originally planned with Roscosmos' Angara 1.2 rocket, but the South Korean Ministry of Science cancelled this contract due to sanctions against Russia and signed a launch contract with Arianespace.
Rocket
Mission Details
KOMPSAT-6
KOMPSAT-6 (acronym for KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6), also called Arirang-6 (in Korean 아리랑 6 호), is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite in the KOMPSAT series. Its payload consists of a synthetic aperture radar providing images with a resolution power of between 0.5 meters and 20 meters depending on the modes.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,750.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit