Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1

Name: Vega-C | KOMPSAT-6 & PLATiNO 1
Start: 2027-04-30T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-04-30T00:00:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

TO BE DETERMINED

> T-MINUS (NET)

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Target time only (NET — no earlier than). This launch is not yet confirmed and may slip.

> MISSION DATA

DATEFriday, April 30, 2027

TIME12:00 AM UTC

PROVIDERAvio S.p.A

ROCKETVega-C

PADAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

ORBITSun-Synchronous Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // EARTH SCIENCE

Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 6 (KOMPSAT-6) is the sixth South Korean Earth observation satellite of the KOMPSAT series. It is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar with a ground resolution between 0.5 and 20 meters. PLATiNO 1 is an experimental X-band SAR earth observation satellite project by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with a radar payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The X-band SAR will first operate in passive mode at 619 km altitude, then in active mode after the satellites moves lower to a 410 km orbit.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2027-04-30 00:00:00 UTC — 2027-04-30 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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