STSAT-2C
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | KARI |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-003A |
| SATCAT № | 39068 |
| Mission duration | 1 year |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 100 kilograms (220 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 January 2013, 07:00:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Naro-1 |
| Launch site | Naro |
| Contractor | Khrunichev/KARI |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 301 kilometres (187 mi) |
| Apogee | 1,433 kilometres (890 mi) |
| Inclination | 80.26 degrees |
| Period | 102.14 minutes |
| Epoch | 31 October 2013, 04:39:57 UTC[2] |
STSAT-2C, or Science and Technology Satellite 2C, or Naro Science Satellite(ko:나로과학위성) is a South Korean satellite which was launched in 2013. It is operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and is intended to demonstrate technology for future spacecraft. The satellite has a mass of 100 kilograms (220 lb), and is expected to operate for less than a year.[1][3]
STSAT-2C was launched at 07:00 UTC on 30 January 2013, on the third flight of the Naro-1 carrier rocket, with a Russian first stage derived from the Angara and a South Korean second stage.[4] Liftoff occurred from the Naro Space Centre, and the rocket successfully deployed the satellite into at 292-by-1,511-kilometre (181 by 939 mi) low Earth orbit inclined at 80.3 degrees. The launch marked the first successful flight of the Naro-1, which had previously failed to launch STSAT-2A in 2009 and STSAT-2B in 2010.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Bergin, Chris (30 January 2013). "South Korea launch STSAT-2C via KSLV-1". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "STSAT 2C Satellite details 2013-003A NORAD 39068". N2YO. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "STSAT-2C". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- 1 2 Zak, Anatoly. "KSLV-1 launch vehicle". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 30 January 2013.