KOMPSAT-6
Liftoff Time
No Earlier Than 2025
Mission Details
Launch Notes
The launch of this mission was originally planned with Roscosmos' Angara 1.2 rocket, but the South Korean Ministry of Science cancelled this contract due to sanctions against Russia and signed a launch contract with Arianespace.
KOMPSAT-6
KOMPSAT-6 (acronym for KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6), also called Arirang-6 (in Korean 아리랑 6 호), is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite in the KOMPSAT series. Its payload consists of a synthetic aperture radar providing images with a resolution power of between 0.5 meters and 20 meters depending on the modes.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
1,750 kilograms