Spacecraft information: ARIRANG-2

Launch Details
Launched 27 July 2006
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Earth Resources
Active satellites
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Republic of Korea
NORAD ID 29268
COSPAR ID 2006-031A
Alternative names KOMPSAT-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.831°
Eccentricity 0.00133
RA ascending node 20.421 hr
Argument perigee 224.428°
Mean anomaly 220.282°
Orbital period 98.318 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Apr 2026, 12:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 676.0 km
Mean Altitude 685.4 km
Peak Altitude 694.8 km

Launched alongside

SL-19 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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