Payload (satellite)
ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2)
ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2) is a satellite launched 2006-07-28 by South Korea.
About
KOMPSAT-2, also known as Arirang-2, is a South Korean multipurpose Earth observation satellite. It was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia at 07:45:43 UTC on 28 July 2006. It began to transmit signals at 14:00 UTC the same day. Like the earlier KOMPSAT-1 satellite, it takes its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang. Its launch was the culmination of a project begun in 1995.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID29268
International designator2006-031A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerSouth Korea
Launch date2006-07-28
Launch sitePlesetsk, Russia
Orbital period98.3 min
Inclination97.83°
Apogee689 km
Perigee667 km