Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | CAS500-1 & rideshare

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: GK Launch Services (Commercial)
• Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M — Soyuz family

Mission

CAS500-1 is the first of two South Korean Earth observation satellites. These spacecraft feature the AEISS-C imaging system with a ground resolution of 0.5 m in panchromatic mode and 2 m in color mode. More than a dozen other satellites are included as secondary payloads, among them being the first spacecraft by the Catalan Space Agency.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 31/6
• Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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