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Kompsat-3

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Orbit: LEOLaunched 5/17/2012
Technical Specifications
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Dry Mass
700 kg
Total Mass
800 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Manufacturer

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Launch Mission

GCOM-W1/KOMPSAT-3

5/17/2012

Entity Mentions
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KOMPSAT-3 was launched in 2012 and provides 50-centimeter panchromatic and 2.0-meter multispectral (RGB, NIR) spatial resolution.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJun 9, 2021

The UP42 offering from SI Imaging Services includes high-resolution optical imagery from KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-3A and Synthetic Aperture Radar data from KOMPSAT-5.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJun 9, 2021

The agreement includes high-resolution optical imagery from KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-3A and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from KOMPSAT-5.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJun 8, 2021

KOMPSAT-3 launched in 2012 with an Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System capable of delivering high spatial resolution sub-meter stereo from a single pass and optical images with 0.5-meter panchromatic and 2-meter multispectral resolution.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJul 2, 2021

KOMPSAT-3A launched in 2015 with the same baseline capabilities as KOMPSAT-3, plus an Infrared Imaging System and improved resolution of 0.4 m panchromatic and 1.6 m multispectral.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJul 2, 2021

The very high resolution electro-optical imagery provided to Ursa Space comes from the KOMPSAT-2, KOMPSAT-3, and KOMPSAT-3A sun-synchronous orbit electro-optical satellites.

Mentioned as: KOMPSAT-3SourceJul 2, 2021