Kompsat-6

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2020
Total Production : 1

Model Status Year Produced
Kompsat-6 Under Development 2020 1



Kompsat-6

Group : Satellites
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : K6
Origin : South Korea
Contractor : LIG Nex1
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2020
Total Production : 1

The Republic of Korea (RoK) Kompsat-6 (K6) is a radar-based Earth Observation Satellite developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The K6 will be placed into orbit in 2019. In February 26, 2014, Airbus Defence and Space and LIG Nex1 signed a contract for the delivery of the radar antenna and electronics for the new spacecraft. The K6 Phased Array SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology will operate in various modes SpotLight, StripMap and ScanSAR with two polarizations and a resolution below 1 meter.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
South KoreaPlanned 1
Listing
Spacecraft Status Com Decom
Kompsat-6 Planned

News

Monday, 4 March, 2019
Russian Military to Employ Angara A5 Rocket to Support Satellite Launches

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to use the Angara-A5 heavy-class carrier rockets to launch satellites from the Vostochny space center in Russia's

Wednesday, 26 February, 2014
Airbus to Supply Radar for Korean Kompsat-6 Earth Observation Satellite

Airbus Defence and Space, the second largest space company in the world, will deliver the radar antenna and electronics for the Republic of Korea’s new Earth observation

Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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