Launch Overview
Vehicle
Rokot
Agency
Eurockot Launch Services
Site / Pad
GIK-1 / LC133/3
Outcome
Success
Flight
492-5882-032/72504
COSPAR Designator
2006-031
Mission
Arirang-2 (Earth Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Rokot/Briz-KM
Provider
Eurockot Launch Services
Agency launches
7 (1 YTD)
Site launches
1549 (3 YTD)
Pad launches
136 (1 YTD)