Objectives and Applications
Korea's geostationary meteorological satellite series
Full Name
Geostationary Earth Orbit - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite - 2A
aka Cheollian-2A
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
04 Dec 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
Jul 2029
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
35786 km
Orbit Longitude
128.2 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AMI - Advanced Meteorological Imager |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | AMI |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | AMI |
| Atmospheric Winds | AMI |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | AMI |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | AMI |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | AMI |
| Ozone | AMI |
| Radiation budget | AMI |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | AMI |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | AMI |
| Surface temperature (land) | AMI |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | AMI |
| Ocean | Ocean topography/currents | AMI |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | AMI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | AMI |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | AMI |
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