WMO OSCAR | Satellite: KOMPSAT-6

Satellite: KOMPSAT-6

Satellite details

Acronym	KOMPSAT-6
Full name	Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite - 6
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	6th flight unit of the KOMPSAT programme. Main mission: all-weather land observation.
Mass at launch		Dry mass	1750 kg
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Off-line SAR image data available through the exclusive global distributor Satrec Initiative
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	505 km
ECT	06:00 asc

Space agency	KARI
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	Dec 2024	EOL	≥2029
Last update:	2024-11-30

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

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

Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite
- CAS 500-1 (2021 - 2026)
- CAS 500-2 (2024 - 2029)
- KOMPSAT-1 (1999 - 2008)
- KOMPSAT-2 (2006 - 2024)
- KOMPSAT-3 (2012 - 2024)
- KOMPSAT-3A (2015 - 2024)
- KOMPSAT-5 (2013 - 2024)
- KOMPSAT-6 (2024-12 - 2029)
- KOMPSAT-7 (2024 - 2029)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on KOMPSAT-6

Acronym	Full name
COSI	Corea SAR Instrument

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on KOMPSAT-6

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
COSI	Corea SAR Instrument	≥2024 *	≥2029 *	Commissioning

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
CORI	active	9.66 GHz - 9.66 GHz	0 MHz	-	X-band SAR