Names | KITSAT-B Uribyol-2 KITSAT-OSCAR 25 KO-25 |
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Mission type | Technology demonstration |
Operator | SaTReC |
COSPAR ID | 1993-061F |
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
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
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Display: 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-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 July 2016.