KOMPSAT
Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite
KOMPSAT is the first joint spacecraft development project for the South Korean aerospace agency KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). Its payload will contain several scientific instruments as well as a Ka-band communications device. TRW and Korean engineers will work together to develop the spacecraft.
Spacecraft
KOMPSAT is based on TRW's Eagle class of light weight, modular spacecraft. It will have 3-axis stabilization with dual solar arrays.
Payload
The KOMPSAT payload includes a 10 m resolution CCD imaging system which will be supplied by Litton Itek Optical Systems. TRW is supplying a low resolution camera for ocean and Earth resources monitoring. Other scientific instruments will include a device to measure Earth's ionospheric and magnetic fields and a high-energy particle detector.
| Country of Origin | Korea, United States |
| Customer/User | KARI (Korea) |
| Manufacturer(s) | TRW |
| Launch | Planned for 1998 or 1999. |
| Orbit | 685 km |
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