Payload (satellite)
ARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3)
OperationalLEO
South Korea
South KoreaARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3) is a satellite launched 2012-05-17 by South Korea.
About
KOMPSAT-3, also known as Arirang-3, is a South Korean multipurpose Earth observation satellite. It was launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan at 16:39 UTC on 17 May 2012. Like the earlier KOMPSAT-1 and KOMPSAT-2 satellites, it takes its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang. Its launch was the culmination of a project begun in 1995.
Right now
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 ID38338
International designator2012-025B
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerSouth Korea
Launch date2012-05-17
Launch siteTANSC
Orbital period98.5 min
Inclination98.13°
Apogee691 km
Perigee681 km