South Korea to launch Earth observation satellite from US
South Korea plans to launch a new Earth observation satellite from the United States in July, the country’s space agency said on Thursday, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu.
The next-generation medium satellite No. 4 is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
The satellite will be used for agricultural monitoring and forest resource observation.
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It will be transported to the launch site starting next month.
The satellite is the fourth of its kind developed under a South Korea-led initiative to standardize a versatile 500-kilogram (1,102-pound) Earth-observation platform.
The launch will take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking another step in South Korea’s expanding Earth observation and space technology program.
By Nijat Babayev
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