KOMPSAT (Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite) program is a part of Korean government’s space development program, which aims at providing very high resolution satellite imagery to national and international remote sensing society. Since the first launch of KOMPSAT-1 (6.6 m, Optical) in 1999, resolution has been evolved to 55 cm due to the launch of KOMPSAT-3A, and has been widen to X-band SAR satellite imagery. KOMPSAT is dual-use program. Korean Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) is in charge of KOMPSAT operation, and SI Imaging Services (SIIS) has worldwide exclusive distribution rights of KOMPSAT imagery. As a national space program, data continuity of KOMPSAT is guaranteed for both VHR Optical and SAR.
UTM / WGS 84
550 km
28 days
Dawn-dusk orbit
4.82 m RMSE, 7.32 m CE90
06:00, 18:00 (local time)
97.06 deg.
Single polarization (VV, HH, VH, HV)
HDF5 / GeoTIFF
Imaging modes | Nominal access region | Extended access region | GSD (@ nominal incidence angle of 45°) | Swath (@ nominal incidence angle of 45°) | |
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Spotlight mode | Ultra High Resolution (UH) | 50.3° ~ 55° | 46.3° ~ 50.3° | 0.85 m | 5 km |
Enhanced High Resolution (EH) | 40.9° ~ 55° | 20° ~ 40.9° | 1 m | ||
High Resolution (HR) | 20° ~ 45° | 45° ~ 55° | |||
Standard / Strip mode | Enhanced Standard (ES) | 28.8° ~ 55° | 20° ~ 28.8° | 2.5 m | 30 km |
Standard (ST) | 20° ~ 45° | 45° ~ 55° | 3 m | ||
Wide Swath mode | Enhanced Wide Swath (EW) | 20° ~ 55° | – | 20 m (L1C, L1D), 5 m (L1A) | 100 km |
Wide Swath (WS) | 20° ~ 45° | 45° ~ 55° | 20 m |
PAN : 0.4 m / MS : 1.6 m
@ altitude 528 km (nadir)
PAN : 450 ~ 900 nm
MS1(B) : 450 ~ 520 nm
MS2(G) : 520 ~ 600 nm
MS3(R) : 630 ~ 690 nm
MS4(N) : 760 ~ 900 nm
UTM / WGS 84
7.86 m RMSE,
< 11.2 m CE90 with POD/PAD
528 km
97.5 deg.
13:30 (local time)
13 km (nadir)
14 bits / pixel
GeoTIFF
PAN : 0.5 m / MS : 2.0 m
@ altitude 685 km (nadir)
PAN : 450 ~ 900 nm
MS1(B) : 450 ~ 520 nm
MS2(G) : 520 ~ 600 nm
MS3(R) : 630 ~ 690 nm
MS4(N) : 760 ~ 900 nm
UTM / WGS 84
19.96 m RMSE,
< 30.3 m CE90 with POD/PAD
Sun synchronous orbit
685.13 km
98.14 deg.
13:30 (local time)
16 km (nadir)
14 bits / pixel
GeoTIFF
PAN : 1.0 m / MS : 4.0 m
@ altitude 685 km (nadir)
PAN : 500 ~ 900 nm
MS1(B) : 450 ~ 520 nm
MS2(G) : 520 ~ 600 nm
MS3(R) : 630 ~ 690 nm
MS4(N) : 760 ~ 900 nm
UTM / WGS 84
1,700,000 km2
Sun synchronous orbit
685 km
98.12 deg.
10:50 (local time)
15 km (nadir)
10 bits / pixel
GeoTIFF