CAS500-1, or Compact Advanced Satellite 500-1 (Korean: 국토위성 1호, transl. "Land Satellite No. 1"), is a prototype 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) class Earth observation satellite that was launched by South Korea at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 March 2021.[2][3] It is in a 500-kilometre (310 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit, inclined by 97.7 degrees or 15 orbits/day.
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Mission type | Earth observation |
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COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
SATCAT no. | 47932 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 March 2021, 06:07:12 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Contractor | Glavkosmos |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 97.7 degrees |
Period | 15 orbits/day |
Mission type | Earth observation |
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COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
SATCAT no. | 47932![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2025 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | TBA |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Mission type | Earth observation |
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COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
SATCAT no. | 47932![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2024 (planned) |
Rocket | Nuri (KSLV-II) |
Launch site | Naro LP-2 |
Contractor | KARI |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Mission type | Earth observation |
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COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
SATCAT no. | 47932![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2025 (planned)[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Mission type | Earth observation |
---|---|
COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
SATCAT no. | 47932![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2025 (planned) |
Rocket | TBA |
Launch site | TBA |
Contractor | TBA |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
References
edit- ^ a b "SpaceX's Falcon 9 to send two KAI satellites into space". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Compact Advanced Satellite 500". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development". SpaceNews. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
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