Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Avio S.p.A · Vega-C
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Data / Hora
Local de Lançamento
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Missão
KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Fornecedor
Avio S.p.A
Sobre a Missão
Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6) is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite of the KOMPSAT series. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar with a ground resolution between 0.5 and 20 meters. PLATiNO 1 is an experimental X-band SAR earth observation satellite project by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with a radar payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The X-band SAR will first operate in passive mode at 619 km altitude, then in active mode after the satellites moves lower to a 410 km orbit. [Referência terminológica: satellite=satélite, orbit=órbita, payload=carga útil, altitude=altitude, satellites=satélites]
Local de Lançamento
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana