KOMPSAT-3 (Arirang-3) spacecraft was successfully launched on May 17, 2012 (16:39 UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center of JAXA, Japan on the H-IIA launch system. Launch provider: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
KOMPSAT-3 Satellite Sensor
KOMPSAT-3 is an optical high-resolution Korean observation mission of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). The project was started in 2004.
The objective is to provide observation continuity from the KOMPSAT-1 and KOMPSAT-2 missions to meet the nation’s needs for high-resolution optical imagery required for GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and other environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring applications.
The KOMPSAT-3 is 3-axis stabilized. The agile spacecraft features a body pointing capability of ±45o into any direction (cross-track or along-track). This satellite agility permits event monitoring as well as single-pass stereoscopic observations
KOMPSAT-3 can provide sub-meter images with various imaging modes. It will continue to provide sub-meter imagery to domestic and international users for the applications of public safety, resource management, environmental monitoring, location-based services, intelligence and disaster monitoring.
KOMPSAT-3 Satellite Sensor Specifications
Spectral bands | 450-900 nm Pan (Panchromatic) 450-520 nm MS1 (Multispectral), blue 520-600 nm MS2, green 630-690 nm MS3, red 760-900 nm MS4, NIR (Near Infrared) |
Optics | – Korsch-type telescope design on a CFRP optical bench – 80 cm diameter of primary mirror aperture (the mirror is lightweighted) – All mirrors (5) are of Zerodur design – Focal length = 8.6 m – F number = f/12 |
GSD (Ground Sample Distance) | – 0.7 m for Pan band at nadir – 2.8 m for MS bands at nadir |
Swath width | 15 km (at nadir) |
Tilt angle | Roll: ±45o, pitch: ±30o |
Location accuracy | < 48.5 m CE90 |
Pan CCD detector module | – Line array of 24,000 pixels consisting of 2 stacks of 12 k pixels each – TDI (Time Delay Integration), up to 64 TDI in 4 stages – Pixel pitch = 8.75 µm – Source data rate = 16 x 15 Mpixel/s (or 3.84 Gbit/s) |
MS CCD detector module | – Line array of 6,000 pixels, provision of 8 stacks, TDI capability – Pixel pitch = 2 x 17.5 µm – Binning of MS pixels (MS pixels are 4 times longer than Pan pixels) – Source data rate = 4 x 240 Mbit/s |
Antiblooming | Yes |
PRNU (Photo Response Non-Uniformity) | Yes |
DSNU (Dark Signal Non-Uniformity) | Yes |
SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) | > 100 for Pan and MS |
Data quantization | 14 bit |
Data compression | CCSDS 120.1-G-1E |
Payload data memory | 512 Gbit |
Data rate | 1 GB/s |
Source: satimagingcorp