Kitsat-1
Sign in to saveAlso known as KITSAT A, Uribyol-1, Kitsat-OSCAR-23, KO-23, Kitsat-A
KITSAT-1 or KITSAT-A (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite) is the first South Korean satellite to be launched. Once launched, the satellite was given the nickname "Our Star" (우리별). KITSAT-1 operated in a by low Earth orbit (LEO). Of the 12 satellites launched by South Korea, KITSAT-1 is in the highest orbit. While KITSAT-1 maintains equilibrium by gravity gradient forces, magnetic torque can be used to control attitude if needed. The forecasted lifespan of KITSAT-1 was only five years, but communication with the satellite was maintained for 12 years. Since the launch of KITSAT-1, South Ko
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- KITSAT-1
- Spaceflight.names_list
- KITSAT-AKorea Institute ofTechnology Satellite-1Uribyol-1KITSAT-OSCAR-23KO-23Our Star
- Spaceflight.image
- Kitsat-1 Satellite Artist's Concept.png
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist rendering of KITSAT-1 satellite
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 220px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Technology demonstration
- Spaceflight.operator
- SaTReC
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 1992-052B
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 22077
- Spaceflight.website
- KAIST SaTReC
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 5 years (planned)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- KITSAT-1
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- SSTL-70
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)
- Spaceflight.power
- 30 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 10 August 1992, 23:08:07 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Ariane 42P H-10
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- artificial satellite of the Earth
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1992-08-10
- start point
- ELA-2
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
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- References
KITSAT-1 or KITSAT-A (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite) is the first South Korean satellite to be launched. Once launched, the satellite was given the nickname "Our Star" (우리별). KITSAT-1 operated in a by low Earth orbit (LEO). Of the 12 satellites launched by South Korea, KITSAT-1 is in the highest orbit. While KITSAT-1 maintains equilibrium by gravity gradient forces, magnetic torque can be used to control attitude if needed. The forecasted lifespan of KITSAT-1 was only five years, but communication with the satellite was maintained for 12 years. Since the launch of KITSAT-1, South Korea launched an additional 36 satellites by 2020.
== Description == KITSAT-1 is considered to be a smallsat or microsatellite. KITSAT-1 is the smallest low Earth orbit satellite that has been launched by South Korea.
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