Key statistics
Satellite KOMPSAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
7078
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KOMPSAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KOMPSAT 2
International designator: 2006-031A
Object number (NORAD): 29268
Object ID (CCSDS): 29268
Country: SOUTH KOREA (SKOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.328 minutes
Inclination: 97.8264 deg
SMA: 7056.843 km
Apoapsis: 688.26 km
Periapsis: 669.155 km
RAAN: 174.8162 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00135361
Argument of periapsis: 310.7996 deg
Mean anomaly: 222.9562 deg
Mean motion: 14.64492396 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000516 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010574652 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KOMPSAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 29268U 06031A 25346.32314479 .00000516 00000-0 10575-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 29268 97.8264 174.8162 0013536 310.7996 222.9562 14.64492396 34123
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KOMPSAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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.
KOMPSAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on July 28, 2006, 7:05 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 28, 2006, 7:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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