National Land Satellite-2 Launched into Space Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
Launched from Kennedy Space Center, USA, on May 3
The National Land Satellite-2 (Next-Generation Mid-Sized Satellite-2), designed for land resource management and disaster response missions, was launched into space on May 3.
The National Land Satellite-2 was carried aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 and launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, at 3:59 p.m. KST on this day (11:59 p.m. local time on May 2). The Next-Generation Mid-Sized Satellite-2 separated from the launch vehicle approximately 60 minutes after launch, at around 5:00 p.m. The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) announced that about 15 minutes after separation, the first communication with the Svalbard ground station in Norway was scheduled to occur.
This satellite is an Earth observation satellite developed to secure a 500kg-class standard satellite platform and transfer technology to the private sector. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) led the entire development process.
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KAI jointly participated with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in the Next-Generation Mid-Sized Satellite-1 development project in 2015 to receive technology transfer, and has served as the lead agency for the development of the Next-Generation Mid-Sized Satellite-2 since 2018. The satellite was originally scheduled to be launched on a Russian rocket in 2022, but its launch was delayed due to the war in Ukraine.
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