BackForward Satellite: KOMPSAT-5 

Satellite details
Acronym KOMPSAT-5
Full name Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite - 5
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 5th flight unit of the KOMPSAT programme.
  • Main mission: land observation.
  • Substantial contribution to atmospheric sounding.
  • Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch 1400 kg Dry mass
Power 1400 W
Data access link https://cdaac-www.cosmic.ucar.edu/cdaac/products.html#kompsat5rt
Data access information
  • Near real-time radio occultation data available from UCAR
  • Off-line COSI image data available through the exclusive global distributor Satrec Initiative
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 550 km
ECT 06:00 asc

 

Space agency KARI
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 22 Aug 2013 EOL ≥2025
Last update: 2025-01-09
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on KOMPSAT-5

Acronym Full name
AOPOD Atmosphere Occultation and Precision Orbit Determination
COSI Corea SAR Instrument
LRR Laser Retro-Reflector
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
CORI active 9.66 GHz - 9.66 GHz - - X-band SAR