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Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2

July 28, 2006 at 7:05 AM UTC

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Rokot / Briz-KM | Arirang-2 launch image
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July 28, 2006 at 7:05 AM UTC

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133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · 62.8870, 40.8470

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133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Mission description

KOMPSAT 2 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 2) is a lightweight Earth observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI. It provides high-resolution images, produced by the Multi-Spectral Camera (MSC), of the Korean peninsula for the production of maps and digital elevation models, applications for which include land use planning and disaster and risk management.

Vehicle

Rokot/Briz-KM

Rokot · Briz-KM

Height

29 m

Diameter

2.5 m

LEO capacity

1,850 kg

Successful launches

28

Launch complex

133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.

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