Kompsat-6
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2020
Total Production : 1
Model | Status | Year | Produced |
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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 |
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South Korea | Planned | 1 |
Listing
Spacecraft | Status | Com | Decom |
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Kompsat-6 | Planned |
News
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
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
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning
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