Sensor · Spaceborne

IIP

Missions → KOMPSAT-3A (Extended operations)

KOMPSAT-3A infrared imaging payload for night-time and thermal observation, paired with AEISS-A on the Arirang-3A spacecraft.

Sensor

IIP is the KOMPSAT-3A Infrared Imaging Payload, a passive mid-wave infrared imager paired with AEISS-A on KOMPSAT-3A / Arirang-3A ^[1]^[2]. It images in one mid-wave infrared band from 3.3 to 5.2 um, with 5.5 m ground sampling and a 12 km swath ^[3]^[4]. The payload supports night-time and thermal Earth observation alongside the spacecraft's electro-optical camera, giving KOMPSAT-3A an infrared imaging channel rather than only visible and near-infrared collection ^[1]^[4]. The instrument has been active on KOMPSAT-3A since June 2015, with estimated or assumed end of life at or beyond 2026 ^[2].

Operator pricing

Pricing not publicly listed by operator

Supply chain position

carried by KOMPSAT-3A

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Thermal infrared imaging
[sic-kompsat3a][mdpi-kompsat-mwir] Single MWIR band, 3.3-5.2 um, 5.5 m GSD, active on KOMPSAT-3A since 2015; thermal-only payload.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

Building thermal performance Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Cloud properties Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Urban heat island Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Wildfire Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Sources

[1]KARI Multi-purpose Practical Satellite (Arirang) No.3Aagency doc-2026-06-16
[2]WMO OSCAR satellite record: KOMPSAT-3Acommunity-2026-06-16
[3]Satellite Imaging Corporation, KOMPSAT-3A satellite sensor specificationsoperator datasheet-2026-06-16
[4]Spatial Sharpening of KOMPSAT-3A MIR Images Using Optimal Pan-Sharpening Methodspeer reviewed2020-11-172026-06-16

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IIP. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/iip (CC BY 4.0)

BibTeX

@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:iip,
  title = {IIP},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/iip}
}