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ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2)

ARIRANG-2 (KOMPSAT-2) is an object launched in 2006 in a low earth orbit, between 667 and 689 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 98 minutes, about 14.6 times a day, on a path tilted 97.8° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

667-689 km

One orbit

98 min

Inclination

97.8°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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