Kompsat-2 satellite imagery
The second Korean multi-purpose satellite Kompsat-2 (Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite 2) was launched on July 28, 2006 aboard Rokot carrier booster from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia.
The satellite was developed by engineers of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). SpotImage, France got exclusive rights for satellite imagery distribution acquired from Kompsat-2. The satellite was set into sun-synchronous orbit at the height of 685 km. Kompsat-2 acquires digital satellite imagery with spatial resolution of 1m in panchromatic mode and 4m in multispectral mode.
Kompsat-2 satellite imagery applications
- Creation and refreshing of topographical maps and special plans up to 1:5000 scale.
- Assessing and estimating of drill site and transportation infrastructure facilities.
- Realization of forest inventory and organization.
- Agriculture inventory, creation of land use maps and precision farming.
- Topographical background survey for the generation of the perspective urban developing layouts and metropolitan region planning diagrams.
- Inventory and monitoring transport, energy and information communications condition.
- Broad spectrum of environment conservation projects.
