ISC KosmotrasDnepr 1370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
KOMPSat-5 (Arirang-5)
Launched
August 22, 2013
Image: DLR
Summary
KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) launched on an ISC Kosmotras Dnepr 1 from 370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation on August 22, 2013. It was ISC Kosmotras's 18th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,312th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Dnepr 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Arirang-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 559 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Dnepr 1 · ISC Kosmotras
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 18th Dnepr 1 flight · 1st this yearISC Kosmotras's 18th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,312th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Arirang-5 · NORAD 39227 · 2013-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-042A
- Epoch
- 2013-08-22 15:43:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.07936778 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013727
- Inclination
- 97.6007°
- Ascending node
- 61.1046°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.8807°
- Mean anomaly
- 70.1548°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Arirang-5 · NORAD 39227 · in orbit
Dnepr 18 DS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KOMPSAT-5 is South Korea's first synthetic-aperture radar satellite, built by KARI for all-weather land, ocean and disaster monitoring.
Pad

370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
4th launch from 370/13, 1st this year · 6th from Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
8 launches from this pad · 10 from Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) launch?
KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) launched on August 22, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5)?
Dnepr 1, flown by ISC Kosmotras. Dnepr 1 spec sheet
Where did KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) launch from?
370/13, Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation.
What orbit did KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) reach?
Arirang-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 559 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did KOMPSAT-5 (Arirang-5) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
