KITSAT-2
Names | KITSAT-B Uribyol-2 KITSAT-OSCAR 25 KO-25 |
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SATCAT no. | 22828 |
Website | KAIST SaTReC |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | KITSAT-2 |
Bus | KITSAT-1 |
Manufacturer | SaTReC |
Launch mass | 47.5 kg (105 lb) |
Dimensions | 35.2 cm × 35.6 cm × 67 cm (13.9 in × 14.0 in × 26.4 in) |
Power | 30 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 26 September 1993, 01:45 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane-40 H10 (V59) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Perigee altitude | 800 km (500 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 823 km (511 mi) |
Inclination | 98.60° |
Period | 100.90 minutes |
Instruments | |
CCD Earth Imaging System (CEIS) Next Generation Small Satellite Computer High Speed Modulation Experiment Device Digital Store and Forward Communication Experiment (DSFCE) Low Energy Electron Detector (LEED) | |
KITSAT-2 (a.k.a. "Uribyol 2", "KITSAT-OSCAR 25", "KO-25" and "KITSAT-B") was a South Korean experimental Earth observation microsatellite. KITSAT-2 was South Korea's second satellite and was the first to be developed and manufactured domestically by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST).
Launch
[edit]The satellite was launched into orbit on 26 September 1993, at 01:45 UTC, on the 59th flight of the Ariane-40 H10 launch vehicle. The launch took place in the Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana. KITSAT-2 was a South Korean microsatellite that was launched along with SPOT-3. Its mission was very similar to PoSAT-1 (1993-061D).
Mission
[edit]The satellite's mission was to improve and enhance the KITSAT-1 systems, use domestically manufactured components, demonstrate experimental modules and to promote domestic space industry.[2][3][4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trajectory: KITSAT-2 1993-061F". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "KITSAT series - KITSAT-2". KITSAT Korea Institute of Technology. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "KITSAT-OSCAR 25". om3ktr.sk. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "KITSAT-2". N2YO.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "KITSAT-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 July 2016.