Objectives and Applications
STSat-2 is a follow-up microsatellite mission to STSat-1 jointly developed by KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute), SaTReC (Satellite Technology Research Center) and GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Korea. The mission is sponsored by MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology), of Korea. The overall objectives of the mission call for: a) domestic development of a microsatellite to be launched on a Korean launch vehicle from a domestic launch site, b) development of advanced
Full Name
Science and Technology Satellite-2
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Aug 2009
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EOL Date
25 Aug 2009
Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
103 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
80 deg
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
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