CAS500 explained

CAS500-1
Mission Type:Earth observation
Cospar Id:2021-022A
Satcat:47932
Dimensions:1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat
Launch Site:Baikonur Site 31/6
Launch Contractor:Glavkosmos
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
Orbit Inclination:97.7 degrees
Orbit Period:15 orbits/day
CAS500-2
Mission Type:Earth observation
Launch Date:2025 (planned)[1]
Launch Rocket:Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch Site:TBA
Launch Contractor:SpaceX
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
CAS500-3
Mission Type:Earth observation
Launch Date:2024 (planned)
Launch Rocket:Nuri (KSLV-II)
Launch Site:Naro LP-2
Launch Contractor:KARI
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
CAS500-4
Mission Type:Earth observation
Dimensions:1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Launch Date:2025 (planned)
Launch Site:Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Launch Contractor:SpaceX
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
CAS500-5
Mission Type:Earth observation
Dimensions:1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Launch Date:2025 (planned)
Launch Rocket:TBA
Launch Site:TBA
Launch Contractor:TBA
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit

CAS500-1, or Compact Advanced Satellite 500-1, is a prototype 500kg (1,100lb) class Earth observation satellite that was launched by South Korea at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 22 March 2021.[2] [3] It is in a 500km (300miles) Sun-synchronous orbit, inclined by 97.7 degrees or 15 orbits/day.

References

  1. Web site: SpaceX's Falcon 9 to send two KAI satellites into space. 1 December 2023. Korea JoongAng Daily Co., Ltd.. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  2. Web site: Compact Advanced Satellite 500 . 22 March 2021.
  3. Web site: With CAS500, South Korea launches journey toward private-led satellite development . SpaceNews . 31 March 2021 . 23 March 2021.