Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite 4
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite-4 • Mission Type — Technology, Astrophysics • Operator — KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) • Cospar Id — 2003-042G • Satcat — 27945 • Mission Duration — 2 years (planned) • Spacecraft Type — STSat • Spacecraft Bus — STSat-1 • Manufacturer — KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) • Dimensions — 66 cm x 60 cm x 80 cm • Power — 150 watts • Launch Date — 27 September 2003, 06:11:44 UTC • Launch Rocket — Kosmos-3M (11K65M) • Launch Site — Plesetsk, Site 132/1 • Launch Contractor — Yuzhnoye / NPO Polyot • Orbit Reference — Geocentric orbit • Orbit Regime — Sun-synchronous orbit • Orbit Inclination — 98.20° • Orbit Period — 98.50 minutes • Apsis — gee • Instruments — Far-ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (FIMS) Space Physics Package (SPP) Data Collection System (DCS) • Programme — STSat program • Next Mission — STSat-2A The STSat-1 (Science and Technology Satellite-1), formerly known as KAISTSat-4 (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite-4), is an ultraviolet telescope in a satellite. It is funded by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and was launched on 27 September 2003, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle, into an Earth orbit with a height between 675 and 695 km. STSat-1 is a low-cost KAIST / KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) satellite technology demonstration mission, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of South Korea, a follow-up mission in the KITSAT program.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite 4
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite-4 • Mission Type — Technology, Astrophysics • Operator — KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) • Cospar Id — 2003-042G • Satcat — 27945 • Mission Duration — 2 years (planned) • Spacecraft Type — STSat • Spacecraft Bus — STSat-1 • Manufacturer — KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) • Dimensions — 66 cm x 60 cm x 80 cm • Power — 150 watts • Launch Date — 27 September 2003, 06:11:44 UTC • Launch Rocket — Kosmos-3M (11K65M) • Launch Site — Plesetsk, Site 132/1 • Launch Contractor — Yuzhnoye / NPO Polyot • Orbit Reference — Geocentric orbit • Orbit Regime — Sun-synchronous orbit • Orbit Inclination — 98.20° • Orbit Period — 98.50 minutes • Apsis — gee • Instruments — Far-ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (FIMS) Space Physics Package (SPP) Data Collection System (DCS) • Programme — STSat program • Next Mission — STSat-2A The STSat-1 (Science and Technology Satellite-1), formerly known as KAISTSat-4 (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Satellite-4), is an ultraviolet telescope in a satellite. It is funded by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and was launched on 27 September 2003, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome by a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle, into an Earth orbit with a height between 675 and 695 km. STSat-1 is a low-cost KAIST / KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) satellite technology demonstration mission, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of South Korea, a follow-up mission in the KITSAT program.
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STSat-1 is a South Korean astrophysical satellite that was launched by a Kosmos 3M launch vehicle from Plesetsk at 06:11:44 UTC on 27 September 2003. The 106 kg satellite carries a special UV imaging spectrograph to monitor gas clouds in the Galaxy. It will complete a full sky mapping in about a year, by scanning a one-degree strip every day. Additionally, it may also aim the telescope downward to image auroral displays.
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