STSAT-2C

STSAT -2C is a research and technology test satellite of the South Korean Korea Aerospace Research Institute. It is the successor of STSAT -2A and the third satellite of the second generation of STSAT satellites.

He was taken on January 30, 2013 at 07:00 UTC with a KSLV -1 rocket from the Naro Space Center in a highly elliptical Earth orbit.

Construction

The three -axis stabilized satellite is equipped with six devices. The laser retroreflector array (LRA ) allows the determination of the orbit of the satellite with centimeter accuracy by ground stations of the International Laser Ranging Service. Lagnmuir the sample ( LP ) is used to determine electron temperature, electron density, and the electric field of the plasma. The Space Radiation Effects Monitor ( SREM ) is used to monitor the radiation conditions of the near-Earth space. It is with the Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA ), the IR sensor (IRS ) and the femto seconds laser oscillator ( BFS) prototypes to test new space technology on board. The energy is supplied by solar panels on two small fold-out wings and on the outside of the satellite with an output of about 80 watts and lithium - ion batteries. STSAT -2C has a design life of one year.