KOMPSAT-5 will turn seven as of August 22. The satellite has captured more than 218,041 scenes by June 30, 2020, since its launch from Yasny in Russia back in 2013.
With this celebration, the company, SI-Imaging Services, is sharing a change detection image over the Jurong Port in Singapore with standard imaging mode (ST) of 3 meter resolution. Ships and containers are shown in green and newly appeared features are colored in red.
KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) has been releasing a KOMPSAT Imagery Quality Report ever since May of 2016 on the company’s website and every other month newsletter. The report of May, 2020 includes information about KOMPSAT-2, 3, 3A and reveal location accuracy, ground resolution, and so on. The location accuracy of KOMPSAT satellites have greatly improved from the original design specification. Learn more at this direct link…