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The Arirang satellite program

South-Korea is operating the Kompsat satellites. The Kompsat program is better known as Arirang. The South-Koreans took the name from a popular national folk song. The satellite program has been developed since the end of the last century, and it gives South-Korea a better position for monitoring national developments. Kompsat is also capable to monitor the activities of North-Korea. Kompsat is divided in three different multipurpose satellites; Kompsat 1, 2 and 3.The ground stations for receiving the satellites data are based in South-Korea and France.

The main purposes of the Kompsat satellites

The Arirang programme was established by South-Koreans mainly to be less dependant on the United States satellite programs. Kompsat 1, 2 and 3 are overlapping each other’s operational availability. This strong method of overlapping coverage gives South-Korea certainty in always being able to monitor North-Korean activities. The power of Arirang satellites is impressive. It is possible to monitor moving vehicles of truck size in detail on the ground.

Other purposes of South-Korean Kompsat satellites

Once South-Korea decided that it was not willing to depend any longer completely on the United States satellites, the government decided to make huge investments into a national satellite program. Secondary to the main purpose of monitoring North-Korean activities, the South-Korean satellites are used for mapping, agricultural development, civil engineering, and urban planning.

Geoservice provides high quality imagery from a wide range of satellites

Geoserve is adding value to satellite imagery. We achieve this through:

  • Our independent position as distributor
  • Our knowledge and experience with satellite data collection
  • Among other constellations, we can inform you about the Kompsat features
  • We obtain data from different terrestrial operated systems
  • All our staff members maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity

Geoserve provides with the best in satellite imagery

Geoserve operates as an independent distributor of satellite imagery from The Netherlands. The Kompsat satellites are exclusively distributed by SI Imaging Services. We have contacts and direct and indirect access to the data of more than 20 different satellite systems. If you want to know how we provide you with the imagery you would like to obtain via satellites, you can contact us at +31(0)527241010 for more information.