KaistSat 4

South Korea

International Sat. n°:

S. Korean satellite n°: 8

Also known as Kitsat 4, Uribyol 4 and STSat-1

Launch data:

Designation	27945 / 03042G
Launch date	27 Sep 2003 - 06:11:44 UT
Launch site	Plesetsk, LC-132/1
Launch vehicle	Cosmos-3M (11K65M - S/N: 103)
Mission	Government/Comm.: Astrophysics
Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	676 x 695 km
Eccentricity	1,35E-03
Inclination	98.2 deg
Period	98.47 min

Specifications

Prime contractor	University of California, Berkeley/ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist)
Platform	Kaist-made
Operator	University of California, Berkeley/ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Mass at launch	106 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	290 W
Design lifetime	2 yrs

End of live:

End of Operation:	Dec 2011
Cause:

Description:

Primary payload called Spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical Radiation (SPEAR); will capture first far ultraviolet pictures of hot and glowing gas in Milky Way galaxy.
Has an (amateur?) communication payload.

Ref: #3(SD375,377), #7, #226 - update: 10.02.12