Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1

Vega-C launches the KOMPSAT-6 South Korean Earth observation satellite and Italy’s experimental PLATiNO 1 X-band SAR satellite.

Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6) is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite of the KOMPSAT series. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar with a ground resolution between 0.5 and 20 meters. PLATiNO 1 is an experimental X-band SAR earth observation satellite project by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with a radar payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The X-band SAR will first operate in passive mode at 619 km altitude, then in active mode after the satellites

PLATiNO 1’s X-band synthetic aperture radar is designed to operate first in passive mode and later in active mode at 619 km altitude.

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