Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2

Launch information

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Mission description

KOMPSAT 2 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 2) is a lightweight Earth observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI. It provides high-resolution images, produced by the Multi-Spectral Camera (MSC), of the Korean peninsula for the production of maps and digital elevation models, applications for which include land use planning and disaster and risk management.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2’.

Launch image Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: July 28, 2006, 7:05 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Arirang-2 (MEO)

Launcher

Eurockot Launch Services

Rocket

Rokot/Briz-KM

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

133/3 (133L)

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
29268 KOMPSAT 2 SSO 97.84 SOUTH KOREA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4775

To this date

Location Launch

#1549

To this date

Pad Launch

#136

To this date

Agency Launch

#7

To this date

Orbital Launch

#35

Year 2006

Location Launch

#3

Year 2006

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2006

Agency Launch

#1

Year 2006

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