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Multi-Purpose Practical Satellite / KOMPSAT (Arirang)-6
KOMPSAT-6 will be equipped with the sub-meter level resolution radar (SAR) developed and manufactured by local industry.
It will use the unique 1N class, single propellant thruster and be indigenously developed by Korean companies with KARI
Mission : all-weather earth observation
Scheduled to be launched in 2020
Specification: diameter 2.7m, height 4.8m, weight 1,750kg
Multi-Purpose Practical Satellite / KOMPSAT (Arirang)-7
High-resolution satellite images to satisfythe national needs
KOMPSAT-7 will be equipped with the AEISS-HR (Adavanced Earth Imaging Sensor System-High Resolution), which possesses 0.3m or less resolution optical imaging capability
Mission : Precision earth observation
Launch date : Scheduled for 2021
Payload : Optical Image (PAN–30 cm, color–1.2 m, and IR–about 4m)
Geostationary Satellite / GEO-KOMPSAT-2 (Cheollian-2)
The two satellites (GK-2A and 2B) are developed to monitor the weather, ocean color, and atmospheric environment around the Korean Peninsula
GK-2A is scheduled to be launched in May 2018
GK-2B is scheduled to be launched in March 2019
Subject GEO-KOMPSAT-2A GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
Mission weather/space weather monitoring ocean/environmental monitoring
Launch May 2018 March 2019
Resolution Meteorological 1km
(visible channel 500m, IR channel 2km)		 Ocean 250m, Environmental 7km
Launch Mass 3.5 ton class
Development Period 2011~2019
Compact Advanced Satellite 500-1 (CAS500-1)
CAS500 is medium-sized satellites developed in Korea to provide satellite images for the public needs
CAS500-1 will be launched in 2019 and CAS500-2 in 2020
Mass : 500kg (incl. payload and fuel)
Resolution : < 0.5m (Panchromatic: PAN), < 2.0m (Multi-spectral: MS) (based on altitude of 500km)