Objectives and Applications
Korea's geostationary oceanographic and environmental satellite.
Full Name
Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-2B
aka Cheollian-2B
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
18 Feb 2020
Mission Links
EOL Date
Feb 2030
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35786 km
Orbit Longitude
128.2 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | Advanced GOCI, GEMS |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | GEMS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | GEMS |
| Ozone | GEMS |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | GEMS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | GEMS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | Advanced GOCI |
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