Kitsat-3


Kitsat-3 was a South Korean remote sensing minisatellite which carried MEIS and SENSE instruments to Low Earth orbit. Launched on 26 May 1999 by Indian space agency ISRO, on orbit the satellite was renamed to Uribyol 3. Manufactured by KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center, Kitsat-3 was developed with experience from Kitsat-1 and Kitsat-2 and was the first independently designed South Korean satellite.

Launch

Kitsat-3 was launched in the PSLV-C2 mission by 26 May 1999 by Indian space agency ISRO at 06:22 UTC from Sriharikota Launching Range in India. The launch was the first commercial launch by ISRO of its expendable launch system and $1.0 million was charged by the Indian agency for launching and injecting the satellite in the Low Earth orbit.

Mission highlights