Kompsat-3

Launched on May 18, 2012, Kompsat-3 (Korean Multipurpose Satellite), is an optical high-resolution observation mission of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). It collects data in the afternoon at 13:30 and has the highest bits (14) per pixel to provide better performance for spectral analysis.

  1. Spatial Resolution:
    • Panchromatic: 70cm
    • Multispectral: 2.8m
  2. Spectral Resolution:
    • Panchromatic:
      (450 to 900nm)
    • Multispectral:
      Band1: 450-520 nm (blue)
      Band2: 520-600 nm (green)
      Band3: 630-690 nm (red)
      Band4: 760-900 nm (NIR)