KOMPSAT-1 is a high resolution optical mission of Korea launched in 1999. Through a 3rd party mission agreement ESA will make a sample dataset of European cities available from this satellite. The KOMPSAT program was initiated in 1995 as a major space investment in Korea. Its objective is the development of a national space segment in Earth observation along with an efficient infrastructure and ground segment to provide valuable services to remote sensing users in various fields of applications.

• The ESA European cities data set is visible via the EOLI catalogue.
• AO now open at EOPI

• Category-1 access to data has been opened and more information can be obtained at EOPI
• The data are available as TIF images
• Category-1 access to data has been opened and more information can be obtained at EOPI
• Product Details - detailed descriptions of data

Operators: KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Date of Launch:
20 December 1999
Status: operating nominally
Orbit Height: 685 km
Orbit Type: Sun-synchronous circular polar
Repeat Cycle: 28 days
Resolution: 6m EOC
Swath Width: 24 km EOC

Onboard Sensors provided under TPM:
+ EOC (Electro-Optical Camera)