CAS500-1

The CAS500-1 program is a national Korean government program to develop and operate 500 kg class medium-size satellites with high-resolution electro-optical payloads for Earth observation in low Earth orbit.

Hanwha Systems provided the optical transmitter for CAS500-1.

Kukdong Telecommunication provided the X-band antenna for CAS500-1.

Genohco provided the X-band transmitter for CAS500-1.

CAS500-1 was designed to operate in a sun-synchronous orbit to monitor farms, forests, and water resources.

CAS500-1 is designed to operate from a sun-synchronous orbit with half-meter and two-meter panchromatic and multispectral electro-optical resolution to monitor farms, forests, and water resources.

CAS500-1 is designed to operate from a roughly 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit to provide high-resolution color and multispectral imagery of the Earth.

CAS500-1 carries an electro-optical payload capable of providing panchromatic and multispectral imagery with resolution sufficient to distinguish objects as small as 0.5 m across.

KARI jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 remote sensing satellite with a group of selected industry partners starting in 2015.

KARI contracted GK Launch Services in 2017 to launch two of the Compact Advanced Satellite 500 spacecraft, including CAS500-1.

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is a state-funded organization that jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 with selected industry partners beginning in 2015.

The state-funded Korea Aerospace Research Institute jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 satellite with a group of selected industry partners beginning in 2015.