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Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Avio S.p.AAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV) — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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mission
- Name
- KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6) is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite of the KOMPSAT series. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar with a ground resolution between 0.5 and 20 meters. PLATiNO 1 is an experimental X-band SAR earth observation satellite project by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with a radar payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The X-band SAR will first operate in passive mode at 619 km altitude, then in active mode after the satellites moves lower to a 410 km orbit.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Family
- Vega
- Provider
- Avio S.p.A
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- ITA
launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2360, -52.7750