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∎ STSAT-2c
Following the STSAT-2A and STSAT-2B, the STSAT-2C was the third satellite to be launched from the first Korean-developed launch vehicle KSLV-1 at the Naro Space Center. STSAT-2C has a weight of 100kg, a 300x1,500km elliptical orbit, and was launched on January 30, 2013.
STSAT-2C successfully entered orbit and is currently carrying out missions to verify domestically developed space technologies such as precision orbit technologies (beacon transmission, satellite laser ranging (SLR) via Laser Retro-reflector Array (LRA), Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA), and Femto-second Laser Oscillator (FSO), as well as conducting space environment observation in an elliptical orbit using the space science payload.
- To verify the orbit injection capability of the KSLV-1 launch vehicle
- To conduct space environment observation around a 300x1,500km elliptical orbit
- To verify leading space technologies in orbit
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| Orbit |
altitude 300×1500km |
| Size |
759x906x1134 mm |
| Weight |
< 100kg |
| Power Rating |
80W |
| Attitude Control |
3-axis stabilization, < ± 10 deg. pointing accuracy |
| Data Transmission |
Satellite control: S-band (2GHz)
Data Reception: X-band (8GHz)
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| Payloads |
Orbit Determination
- Laser Retro-reflector Array (LRA)
- S-band Transmit (Beacon Signal@LEOP)
Space Science Observation
- Ionospheric sounder
- Space Radiation Effects Monitor
Space Technology Demonstration
- Femto-second Laser Oscillator (FSO)
- IR Sensor (IRS)
- Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA)
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| Core Technologies |
FPGA-based on-board computer
Li-ion Battery System
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