Avio S.p.AVega-CAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.NET April 2027Add to calendar
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Summary
KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 is expected to launch on an Avio S.p.A Vega-C from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana in April 2027. It is Avio S.p.A's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,563rd orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 11th Vega-C flight and the 1st this year. The payload is bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Vega-C · Avio S.p.A
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for ASI, KARI
- Milestone
- Planned as the 11th Vega-C flight · 1st this yearAvio S.p.A's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,563rd orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
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 moves lower to a 410 km orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Planned as the 59th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 345th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
NET April 2027
Show 9 earlier updates
Delayed to NET Q2 2027.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/26/2026 · source
NET November 2026
Nosu · 1/27/2026 · source
NET Q3, with PLATiNO 1.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/11/2026 · source
NET Q3 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2025 · source
NET February 2026
Nosu · 12/6/2025 · source
NET Q1 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2025 · source
NET December 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/31/2023 · source
Updating launch vehicle
Nosu · 2/1/2023 · source
Launch is NET Q2 2022 due to payload readiness delays.
spacevogel · 2/19/2021
Questions
When does KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 launch?
KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 is scheduled in April 2027.
Where can I watch KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1?
Vega-C, flown by Avio S.p.A. Vega-C spec sheet
Where is KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 launching from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit is KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.