CAS500

Summary

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.

CAS500-1
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2021-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.47932
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Dimensions1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Start of mission
Launch date22 March 2021, 06:07:12 UTC
RocketSoyuz-2.1a / Fregat
Launch siteBaikonur Site 31/6
ContractorGlavkosmos
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination97.7 degrees
Period15 orbits/day
 
CAS500-2
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2021-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.47932Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date2025 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteTBA
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
 
CAS500-3
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2021-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.47932Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date2024 (planned)
RocketNuri(KSLV-II)
Launch siteNaro LP-2
ContractorKARI
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
 
CAS500-4
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2021-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.47932Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Dimensions1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Start of mission
Launch date2025 (planned)[1]
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
 
CAS500-5
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID2021-022A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.47932Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Dimensions1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Start of mission
Launch date2025 (planned)
RocketTBA
Launch siteTBA
ContractorTBA
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
 

References edit

  1. ^ a b "SpaceX's Falcon 9 to send two KAI satellites into space". Korea JoongAng Daily. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd. 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Compact Advanced Satellite 500". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development". SpaceNews. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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