Engineering:Kitsat-3
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | KAIST |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-029A |
| Website | Official webpage |
| Mission duration | 4 1/2 years |
| Distance travelled | 730 kilometres (454 mi) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Kitsat-3 |
| Manufacturer | SaTReC |
| Launch mass | 110 kg (240 lb) |
| Dimensions | 495 x 604 x 852 mm |
| Power | 180 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 06:22:00, May 26, 1999 (UTC) |
| Rocket | PSLV-C2 |
| Launch site | Sriharikota Launching Range |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | Dec 2003 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Kitsat-3 was a South Korea n remote sensing minisatellite which carried MEIS (Multispectral Earth Imaging System) and SENSE (Space ENvironment Scientific Experiment) instruments to Low Earth orbit. Launched on 26 May 1999 by India n space agency ISRO, on orbit the satellite was renamed to Uribyol 3. Manufactured by KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC), Kitsat-3 was developed with experience from Kitsat-1 and Kitsat-2 (no heritage to the Kitsat-1 and Kitsat-2 bus) and was the first independently designed South Korean satellite.[1][2][3][4]
Launch
Kitsat-3 was launched in the PSLV-C2 mission by 26 May 1999 by India n space agency ISRO at 06:22 UTC from Sriharikota Launching Range in India. The launch was the first commercial launch by ISRO of its expendable launch system (PSLV) and $1.0 million (equivalent to $1.53 million in 2019) was charged by the Indian agency for launching and injecting the satellite in the Low Earth orbit.[5]
Mission highlights
- First independently designed South Korea n satellite.
- First commercial flight of the expendable launch system, PSLV.
- Spacecraft attitude was first captured and 3-axis stabilized on 30 May 1999.
- First image obtained on 31 May 1999.
- Solar panels deployed on 24 June 1999.
- Design for life of 3 years.
- However, operations ended in December 2003 (4 1/2 years service).
See also
- Kitsat-1
- PSLV-C2
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KITSAT series – KITSAT-3". KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center. http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/e_02_01_02.php. Retrieved 9 Jul 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "KITSAT-3". eoportal.org. https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/k/kitsat-3#foot15%29. Retrieved 9 Jul 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kitsat 3 (Uribyol 3)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kitsat-3.htm. Retrieved 9 Jul 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kitsat 3". NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1999-029B. Retrieved 9 Jul 2016.
- ↑ "The science and commerce of PSLV". Frontline. http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1612/16120370.htm. Retrieved 9 Jul 2016.
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