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Satellite details
Acronym GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
Full name Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite - 2A
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 2nd flight unit of the COMS programme.
  • Main mission: operational meteorology.
Mass at launch 2850 kg Dry mass
Power
Data access link https://nmsc.kma.go.kr/enhome/html/main/main.do
Data access information
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Orbit Geostationary orbit Altitude 35786 km
Longitude 128.2° E

 

Space agency KMA , KARI, ME (NIER), MLTM
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 04 Dec 2018 EOL ≥2029
Last update: 2024-03-06
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

Acronym Full name
AMI Advanced Meteorological Imager
KSEM/PD Korea Space wEather Monitor / Particle Detector
KSEM/MAG Korean Space wEather Monitor / Magnetometer. ESA acronym is SOSMAG.
KSEM/CM Korean Space wEather Monitor / Charging Monitor
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Satellite Field of View

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Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Frequencies for satellite management
Service Direction Frequency (MHz) Emission designator Bandwidth (kHz) Polarisation D/A Data rate (kbps) or Baseband (kHz) Comments
TC & Ranging E-S 2102.458 MHz 1M00G2D 1000 kHz RHCP&LHCP D 2000  kbps Telecommands and Ranging
TC & Ranging S-E 2283.212 MHz 1M00G2D 1000 kHz RHCP&LHCP D 4096  kbps Telecommands and Ranging
TC E-S 2037.64 MHz 1M00G1D 1000 kHz RHCP&LHCP D 128  kbps Telecommands
TC E-S 2040.9 MHz 5M20G1D 5000 kHz RHCP D 3000  kbps Telecommands
TC E-S 2060.5 MHz 20M0G1D 20000 kHz LHCP D 31000  kbps Telecommands
Frequencies for scientific data acquisition and communication services at ground stations
Service Direction Frequency (MHz) Bandwidth (kHz) Polarisation D/A Data rate (kbps) or Baseband (kHz) Comments
CDAS S-E 8299967.5 MHz - 8300032.5 MHz - RHCP D 115000  kbps GK2A Payload data
LRIT S-E 1691.64 MHz - 1692.64 MHz - linear D 128  kbps GK2A LRIT
HRIT S-E 1692.8 MHz - 1698 MHz - linear D 3000  kbps GK2A HRIT
UHRIT S-E 8060 MHz - 8080 MHz - LHCP D 31000  kbps GK2A UHRIT