EO·Atlas
KOMPSAT-5
KOMPSAT-5 (also known as Arirang-5) is a South Korean Earth observation satellite operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). Launched on 22 August 2013 into a sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit at approximately 550 km altitude, the mission carries an X-band synthetic aperture radar (COSI) and a secondary GNSS radio occultation payload (AOPOD). COSI provides 100 km swath coverage with a 28-day repeat cycle for all-weather, day-and-night surface imaging, supporting applications including disaster damage assessment, oil spill detection, and sea ice monitoring.[1][2][3] AOPOD provides atmospheric profiling via GNSS radio occultation.[2] Originally designed for a five-year operational life, KOMPSAT-5 has operated beyond its planned end-of-life date; WMO OSCAR records the satellite as operational as of 2026, while the original design EOL was set at 2018.[1][2]
All fields
| current status | Extended operations |
| operator | Korea Aerospace Research Institute |
| launch vehicle | Dnepr |
| Launched | 2013-08-22 |
| planned decommission | 2018-08-22 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit, nominal altitude 550 km |
| swath km | 100 |
| revisit days | 28 |
| tasking supported | Yes |
| current geographic priority | Korean peninsula and global tasking through KOMPSAT distributors. |
Supply chain position
- [1]Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 launched successfully, KARIagency doc2013-08-232026-06-14
- [2]KOMPSAT-5 satellite record, WMO OSCARcommunity-2026-06-14
- [3]KOMPSAT-5 mission and sensor parameters, mCubethird party-2026-06-14
How to cite this page
Plain text
KOMPSAT-5. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/missions/kompsat-5 (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:missions:kompsat-5,
title = {KOMPSAT-5},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/kompsat-5}
}