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COMS 1

OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
June 26, 2010 at 09:41 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,791 km
Periapsis
35,783 km
Inclination
4.78°
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium/Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
Users
Government
Launch mass
2,460 kg
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging/Meteorology

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-032A
NORAD catalog №
36744
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
South KoreaSouth Korea
Radar cross-section
15.8489 m²
Status
Operational

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