Engineering:CAS500

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CAS-500
Mission typeEarth observation
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Dimensions1.9 m x 1.9 m x 2.9 m
Start of mission
Launch date22 March 2021, 06:07:12 UTC
RocketSoyuz-2.1a / Fregat
Launch siteBaikonur Site 31/6
ContractorGlavkosmos
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination97.7 degrees
Period15 orbits/day
 


CAS500, or the Compact Advanced Satellite 500, is a prototype 500-kilogram class South Korea Earth observation satellite.[1][2]It is in a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit, inclined by 97.7 degrees or 15 orbits/day.

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