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1999 South Korean satellite
KITSAT-3
was a South Korean
remote sensing
minisatellite
which carried MEIS (Multispectral Earth Imaging System) and SENSE (Space ENvironment Scientific Experiment) instruments to
low Earth orbit
(LEO). Launched on 26 May 1999 by Indian space agency
Indian Space Research Organisation
(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
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Kitsat-3 was launched in the
PSLV-C2
mission by 26 May 1999 by Indian space agency
ISRO
at 06:22
UTC
from
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
in India. The launch was the first commercial launch by ISRO of its
launch vehicle
(
PSLV-C2
) and US$1.0 million (equivalent to US$1.83 million in 2023) was charged by the Indian agency for launching and injecting the satellite in the low Earth orbit.
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Mission highlights
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- First independently designed
South Korean
satellite
- First commercial flight of the launch vehicle,
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(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 (4.5 years achieved)
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Launches are separated by dots ( ? ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Crewed flights
are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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