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KOMPSAT-1
NamesKorean Multi-purpose Satellite-1
Arirang-1
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorKorea Aerospace Research Institute
COSPAR ID1999-070AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.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
Power636watts
Start of mission
Launch date21 December 1999, 07:13UTC
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 asArirang-1,[3]was asatellitecreated by theKorea Aerospace Industries(KAI) andKorea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI), and launched by a United Stateslaunch vehicleon 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 songArirang.

Instruments

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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 carriedremote sensinginstruments for providing digital cartography ofKorea,and status ofmarine biology.Also included was the Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS) to monitorionosphericparameters along the satellite orbit and the High Energy Particles Detector (HEPD).[4]

High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD)

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

Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS)

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The Ionospheric Measurement Sensor (IMS) is composed of aLangmuir 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

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The satellite was launched fromVandenberg Air Force BaseinCaliforniaon aTaurus 2110.It had been built inDaedeok Science TowninDaejeon,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 theKOMPSAT-2in 2006.

Mission

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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

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  1. ^abc"KOMPSAT-1".ESA eoPortal Directory. 2021.Retrieved22 October2021.
  2. ^"Trajectory: KOMPSAT 1999-070A".NASA. 10 February 2021.Retrieved1 March2021.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  3. ^"KOMPSAT 1 (Arirang 1)".Gunter's Space Page. 7 July 2020.Retrieved3 March2021.
  4. ^"Display: KOMPSAT 1999-070A".NASA. 10 February 2021.Retrieved3 March2021.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  5. ^"HEPD: KOMPSAT 1999-070A".NASA. 10 February 2021.Retrieved3 March2021.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  6. ^"IMS: KOMPSAT 1999-070A".NASA. 21 October 2021.Retrieved22 October2021.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  7. ^"First Express International".First Express. Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2007.Retrieved30 July2007.
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