KOMPSAT-1
NamesKorean Multi-purpose Satellite-1
Arirang-1
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorKorea Aerospace Research Institute
COSPAR ID1999-070A
SATCAT no.26032
Mission duration3 years (planned)
8 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeKOMPSAT
BusTOMS-EP[1]
ManufacturerKorea Aerospace Industries
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
TRW (bus)
Launch mass470 kg (1,040 lb)
Dimensions1.33 m (4 ft 4 in) in diameter
2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) in length
Power636 watts
Start of mission
Launch date21 December 1999, 07:13 UTC
RocketTaurus 2110
Launch siteVandenberg, LC-576E
ContractorOrbital Sciences Corporation
End of mission
Deactivated31 January 2008
Last contact30 December 2007
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Altitude685 km (426 mi)
Inclination98.13°
Period98.46 minutes
Instruments
Electro-Optical Camera (EOC)
High Energy Particles Detector (HEPD)
Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS)
KOMPSAT programme
 

KOMPSAT-1 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite-1), also known as Arirang-1,[3] was a satellite created by the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and launched by a United States launch vehicle on 21 December 1999. This was the first satellite built primarily by South Korean engineers, although previous foreign-built satellites had been launched by Korean companies. It took its name from the popular Korean folk song Arirang.

Instruments

It carried an Electro-Optical Camera (EOC) able to distinguish objects with a diameter of 6.6 m (22 ft) with a footprint of 17 km. The satellite carried remote sensing instruments for providing digital cartography of Korea, and status of marine biology. Also included was the Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS) to monitor ionospheric parameters along the satellite orbit and the High Energy Particles Detector (HEPD).[4]

High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD)

The High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD) instrument consists of a Proton and Electron Spectrometer (PES), a Linear Energy transfer Spectrometer (LET), a Total Dose Monitor (TDM), and a Single Event Monitor (SEM), PES measures protons from 6.4 MeV to 38 MeV in 3 energy channels, electrons from 0.25 MeV to <2.0 MeV in 3 energy channels, and alpha particles from 15 MeV to 60 MeV in an energy channel. LET measures linear energy transfer. TDM measures total ionizing dose of radiation accumulated on RADFET dosimeters. SEM measures single event upset (SEU).[5]

Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS)

The Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS) is composed of a Langmuir probe (LP) and of the Electron Temperature Probe (ETP) developed by K. Oyama (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan). LP measures the in-situ electron temperature and density and ETP measures the in-situ electron temperature and floating potential. The instrument monitored the variation of the nighttime ionosphere along the satellite track until the unexpected power failure of the probes on 2 August 2001.[6]

Launch

The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a Taurus 2110. It had been built in Daedeok Science Town in Daejeon, South Korea. The parts were shipped in three stages from Korea to California by First Express International, a Korean shipping firm.[7]

The KOMPSAT-1 was succeeded by the KOMPSAT-2 in 2006.

Mission

On 30 December 2007, the KARI reported that they had lost contact with the satellite.[1] It is suspected to have had a malfunction that has affected power generation. After the loss of contact with the satellite, the mission was formally ended 31 January 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "KOMPSAT-1". ESA eoPortal Directory. 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Trajectory: KOMPSAT 1999-070A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "KOMPSAT 1 (Arirang 1)". Gunter's Space Page. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Display: KOMPSAT 1999-070A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ↑ "HEPD: KOMPSAT 1999-070A". NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ "IMS: KOMPSAT 1999-070A". NASA. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "First Express International". First Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
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