KITSAT-2
{{Short description|1993 South Korean satellite}}
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = KITSAT-2
| names_list = KITSAT-B
Uribyol-2
KITSAT-OSCAR 25
KO-25
| image =
| image_caption = Artist rendering of KITSAT-2 satellite, similar to KITSAT-1
| image_size = 220px
| mission_type = Technology demonstration
| operator = SaTReC
| COSPAR_ID = 1993-061F
| SATCAT = 22828
| website = [http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/e_02_02.php KAIST SaTReC]
| mission_duration = 5 years (planned)
| spacecraft = KITSAT-2
| spacecraft_type =
| spacecraft_bus = KITSAT-1
| manufacturer = SaTReC
| launch_mass = {{cvt|47.5|kg}}
| dimensions = {{cvt|35.2|x|35.6|x|67|cm}}
| power = 30 watts
| launch_date = 26 September 1993,
01:45 UTC
| launch_rocket = Ariane-40 H10 (V59)
| launch_site = Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
| launch_contractor = Arianespace
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| decay_date =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1993-061F|title=Trajectory: KITSAT-2 1993-061F |publisher=NASA|date=10 February 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}} {{PD-notice}}
| orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous orbit
| orbit_periapsis = {{cvt|800|km}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{cvt|823|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 98.60°
| orbit_period = 100.90 minutes
| apsis = gee
| instruments = CCD Earth Imaging System (CEIS)
Next Generation Small Satellite Computer
High Speed Modulation Experiment Device
Digital Store and Forward Communication Experiment (DSFCE)
Low Energy Electron Detector (LEED)
| programme = KITSAT program
| previous_mission = KITSAT-1
| next_mission = KITSAT-3
}}
KITSAT-2 (a.k.a. "Uribyol 2", "KITSAT-OSCAR 25", "KO-25" and "KITSAT-B") was a South Korean experimental Earth observation microsatellite. KITSAT-2 was South Korea's second satellite and was the first to be developed and manufactured domestically by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIST).
Launch
The satellite was launched into orbit on 26 September 1993, at 01:45 UTC, on the 59th flight of the Ariane-40 H10 launch vehicle. The launch took place in the Centre Spatial Guyanais, French Guiana. KITSAT-2 was a South Korean microsatellite that was launched along with SPOT-3. Its mission was very similar to PoSAT-1 (1993-061D).
Mission
The satellite's mission was to improve and enhance the KITSAT-1 systems, use domestically manufactured components, demonstrate experimental modules and to promote domestic space industry.{{cite news|title=KITSAT series - KITSAT-2|publisher=KITSAT Korea Institute of Technology|access-date=9 July 2016|url=http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/e_02_02.php}}{{cite news|title=KITSAT-OSCAR 25|publisher=om3ktr.sk|access-date=9 July 2016|url=http://www.om3ktr.sk/druzice/ko25.html}}{{cite news|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=22828 |title=KITSAT-2|publisher=N2YO.com|access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1993-061F|title=Display: KITSAT-2 1993-061F|publisher=NASA|date=10 February 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}} {{PD-notice}}{{cite news|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kitsat-1.htm|title=KITSAT-2 |publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=9 July 2016}}
See also
References
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