Koreans develop their first communications satellite
The military satellite Anasis-II, owned by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, successfully contacted the mission control center.
The Korean Anasis-II satellite, launched into orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle, has contacted a mission control center in France, the South Korean Defense Procurement Authority (DAPA) reported. The Anasis-II is designed to provide secure and robust communications - it became the country's first own military communications satellite in history.
Within the next two weeks, the satellite is planned to be put into geostationary orbit, and the transfer of control to the South Korean side will take place in October this year - after the final adjustment of all the systems of the device. South Korea's first military communications satellite will replace the Anasis-I, which has been used for both military and civilian purposes. Anasis-II is based on the Airbus Eurostar E3000 spacecraft platform.
The launch of the satellite was originally scheduled for July 14, but the operation was postponed due to the need to conduct additional checks on the second stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea signed a contract with SpaceX to launch the satellite back in 2014. The UAE recently launched its first satellite - the launch took place on a third attempt, two of which were canceled due to bad weather.
The Hope spacecraft, created at the Mohammed Ibn Rashid Space Center in collaboration with the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics of the University of Colorado, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Arizona in the United States, became the first Arab spacecraft in history - they had previously launched their satellites, but they were developed by specialists from South Korea.
The Korean Anasis-II satellite, launched into orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle, has contacted a mission control center in France, the South Korean Defense Procurement Authority (DAPA) reported. The Anasis-II is designed to provide secure and robust communications - it became the country's first own military communications satellite in history.
Within the next two weeks, the satellite is planned to be put into geostationary orbit, and the transfer of control to the South Korean side will take place in October this year - after the final adjustment of all the systems of the device. South Korea's first military communications satellite will replace the Anasis-I, which has been used for both military and civilian purposes. Anasis-II is based on the Airbus Eurostar E3000 spacecraft platform.
The launch of the satellite was originally scheduled for July 14, but the operation was postponed due to the need to conduct additional checks on the second stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea signed a contract with SpaceX to launch the satellite back in 2014. The UAE recently launched its first satellite - the launch took place on a third attempt, two of which were canceled due to bad weather.
The Hope spacecraft, created at the Mohammed Ibn Rashid Space Center in collaboration with the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics of the University of Colorado, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Arizona in the United States, became the first Arab spacecraft in history - they had previously launched their satellites, but they were developed by specialists from South Korea.
