CAS500-1 (original) (raw)
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South Korean satellite launched in 2021
CAS500-1
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| Mission type | Earth observation |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-022A  |
| SATCAT no. | 47932 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 March 2021, 06:07:12 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | Glavkosmos |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 97.7 degrees |
| Period | 15 orbits/day |
CAS500-2
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 47932 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2025 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | TBA |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
CAS500-3
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 47932 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2024 (planned) |
| Rocket | Nuri (KSLV-II) |
| Launch site | Naro LP-2 |
| Contractor | KARI |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
CAS500-4
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 47932 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2025 (planned)[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
CAS500-5
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2021-022A |
| SATCAT no. | 47932 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2025 (planned) |
| Rocket | TBA |
| Launch site | TBA |
| Contractor | TBA |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
CAS500-1, or Compact Advanced Satellite 500-1 (Korean: 국토위성 1호, transl. "Land Satellite No. 1"), is a prototype 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) class Earth observation satellite that was launched by South Korea at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 March 2021.[2][3] It is in a 500-kilometre (310 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit, inclined by 97.7 degrees or 15 orbits/day.
- ^ a b "SpaceX's Falcon 9 to send two KAI satellites into space". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Compact Advanced Satellite 500". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development". SpaceNews. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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