{"id":63601,"date":"2024-04-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/?guid=d3c27be75317710d62dead5c45b25007"},"modified":"2024-04-23T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T00:00:00","slug":"s-korea-to-launch-1st-nanosatellite-this-week-part-of-satellite-constellation-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/s-korea-to-launch-1st-nanosatellite-this-week-part-of-satellite-constellation-project\/","title":{"rendered":"S. Korea to launch 1st nanosatellite this week, part of satellite constellation project"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n SEOUL, South Korea is set to launch a homegrown earth observation nanosatellite into space this week, as part of its plan to create the country’s satellite constellation by 2027, the science ministry said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The nanosatellite, the first unit of the envisioned satellite constellation, will be launched from Rocket Lab’s spaceport in Mahia, New Zealand, at around 10:08 a.m. Wednesday (local time), according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.<\/p>\n
The satellite, named NEONSAT-1, will be launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System created by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NEONSAT stands for New-space Earth Observation SATellite constellation for national safety.<\/p>\n
NEONSAT-1, less than 100 kilograms in weight, will be the first among 11 nanosatellites to form a satellite constellation to monitor and take images of the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding waters.<\/p>\n
South Korea plans to launch five more nanosatellites into the space in June
\n2026 and five more in September 2027, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SEOUL, South Korea is set to launch a homegrown earth observation nanosatellite into space this week, as part of its plan to create the country’s satellite constellation by 2027, the science ministry said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The nanosatellite, the first unit o…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n