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FY-4
Himawari 8
KOMPSAT
COMS
GK2
GOES-R
Aqua/Terra
NOAA
LandSat 8,9
FY-4
Himawari 8
KOMPSAT
COMS
GK2
GOES-R
Aqua/Terra
NOAA
LandSat 8,9
KOMPSAT series
KOMPSAT series
KOMPSAT-1 and 2 (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-1 and 2) Program The KOMPSAT-1 and 2 were initiated with the goal of developing a payload and a bus for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for the purpose of acquiring high level satellite technology which is essential to meet the national satellite demand as well as to obtain global market share.

KOMPSAT-1 launched by Taurus launch vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States on December 21, 1999, completed operation at the end of February in 2008.

KOMPSAT-1 has four payloads on board: an Electro-Optical Camera (EOC) providing panchromatic images with 6.6 m ground sample distance, an Ocean Scanning Multi- Spectral Imager (OSMI), an Ionosphere Measurement Sensor (IMS) and a High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD).
Continuing the observation program of the KOMPSAT-1, the KOMPSAT-2 was launched by Rocket launch vehicle on July 29, 2006.

KOMPSAT-2, equipped with a MSC (Multi-Spectral Camera) providing 1 m resolution panchromatic images and 4m resolution multi-spectral images, is used in various applications such as surveillance of large-scale natural disasters, utilization of mineral resources, construction of a Geographic Information System (GIS), and cartography.