https://spacewatch.global/tag/south-korea/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/south-korea/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/cospar-kicks-off-2024s-scientific-assembly-in-busan/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56161 COSPAR has kicked off the COSPAR 2024 Scientific Assembly in Busan, celebrating the theme "Team Spirit in Space Research." The assembly counted around 2800 participants from over 60 countries with attendees engaging with scientists, presenting over 3000 talks and posters, and participating in 150 scientific events. The Assembly brought space leaders from KASA, NASA, CNSA, ISRO, JAXA, ASI, and the UAE together, with the roundtable of Space Agency leaders featuring the next decade of space science programs from each agency. Also, space sustainability emerged as a major recurring theme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/space-foundation-reports-7-4-global-space-economy-growth/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56165 Space Foundation has reported the size of the 2023 global space economy to be $570 billion in 2023, an increase of 7.4% from 2022’s revised sum of $531 billion, a total that represents the continued growth of the industry in the public and private sectors. This growth is consistent with the industry’s five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3% and is nearly double the size of the space economy a decade ago.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/south-korea-establishes-national-space-agency-kasa/ Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55398 South Korea has officially launched its space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), to lead policy and industrial development in South Korea's aerospace sector. The establishment was made possible after the Country's national assembly passed a special law in January to unify government organizations in charge of space policy and projects. The new agency is based in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, with an annual budget of 758.9 billion won ($556 million) this year. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/north-korea-spy-satellite-launch-ends-in-a-mid-flight-explosion/ Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55395 North Korea’s attempt to launch a second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit failed after the rocket carrying the reconnaissance satellite exploded mid-air during the flight of the first stage. Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korea’s National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) conducted the launch of reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1-1 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Cholsan County of North Pyongan Province.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spacewatchgl-economy-opinion-south-korea-in-space-the-miracle-on-the-han-river-2-0/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52625 Two major space events took place in South-Korea in November 2023: Space Forum Korea, hosted by the South-Korean government, in close cooperation with the US and major ASEAN economies. And an International Workshop on Space Resources with Perspectives of Emerging Space Programs, hosted by the Secure World Foundation, an American NGO. Then, on the first day of December 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the country’s first spy satellite into orbit, from California’s Vandenberg Space Force base, just one month after North Korea had launched its own. Let’s review these events in context, and draw some observations on the global standing of South-Korea as an Emerging Space Country.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/south-korea-launches-first-military-spy-satellite/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 07:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52618 SpaceX has successfully launched its first military spy satellite to better monitor North Korea. The launch happened at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Furthermore, it is the first of five spy satellites South Korea contracted with SpaceX to launch into space by 2025. The satellite is an electrooptical and infrared device, while the four remaining satellites will feature synthetic aperture radar, which can "see" through cloud cover and at night.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/south-korea-to-launch-39-million-fund-for-space-startups/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47166 https://spacewatch.global/2022/10/uk-and-south-korea-join-asat-test-ban/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43762 The United Kingdom and South Korea have committed not to destructively test direct ascent anti-satellite missiles (DA-ASAT) and thus joining the initiative led by the United Stated to promote peaceful and safe use of outer space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/j-space-partners-with-virgin-orbit-for-sovereign-launch-capability/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42642 Space launch systems operator Virgin Orbit, has signed an agreement with South Korean investment group J-Space, to assess candidate spaceport launch sites in South Korea, to conduct satellite launch services from there using the LauncherOne System, Virgin said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/south-korea-successfully-launches-satellites-in-orbit-on-a-domestic-rocket/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41712 South Korea’s domestic KSLV-2 rocket developed by the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), successfully deployed a performance test satellite into low Earth orbit for the first time during its second flight. The spacecraft will put four smaller satellites into orbit in the next few days. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/south-korea-contracts-spacex-to-launch-five-military-satellites/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40421 South Korea signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five of its spy satellites by 2025, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) confirmed. The first launch will take place by the end of 2023 onboard of a Falcon 9 rocket, delivering an 800-kg electro-optical infrared satellite to low Earth orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/south-korean-hanwha-buys-8-8-stake-in-oneweb/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35063&preview=true&preview_id=35063 The South Korean technology and manufacturing conglomerate Hanwha Systems buys an 8.8% share in OneWeb for $300 million, the London-based satellite operator said. Hanwha brings further defence capabilities and the latest antenna technologies to OneWeb, alongside relationships to new government customers and expanded geographical reach, OneWeb said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/south-korea-to-develop-nano-constellation-by-2031/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33793&preview=true&preview_id=33793 South Korea wants to develop a fleet of over 100 nanosatellites, the South Korean press reported. The country will develop the constellation over the next decade, with the aim of establishing a national security monitoring system and testing next generation network communications in its latest push to strengthen its space industry, the Korea Times reported.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/new-zealand-joins-artemis-accords/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33216&preview=true&preview_id=33216 New Zealand is the 11th nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords, the country announced. New Zealand’s foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta and the economic development minister Stuart Nash announced the government has agreed to join the Artemis Accords, launched by NASA, and now signed by eleven nations, the government said on its website. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/south-korea-is-tenth-country-to-join-artemis-accords/ Thu, 27 May 2021 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33083&preview=true&preview_id=33083 South Korea has become the 10th country to sign the Artemis Accords, NASA announced. The South Korean Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hyesook signed the Artemis Accords for the country in Seoul, the U.S. space agency said. South Korea joins Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, and the United States.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/south-korean-hanwha-to-launch-2000-satellite-leo-constellation/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31618 The South Korean Hanwha Systems wants to launch a massive LEO constellation of 2,000 satellites by 2030, Space News reported.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/south-korea-wants-to-land-on-the-moon-by-2030/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31462&preview=true&preview_id=31462 South Korea wants to go to the Moon, too]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/south-korean-cyber-start-up-s2w-lab-agrees-to-support-interpol-in-dark-web-data-analysis/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20894 Korean cyber start-up S2W LAB announced on 20 March 2020 that it has signed a contribution agreement with Interpol to support Dark Web data analytics. The company is providing data analysis of Dark Web data for the next year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/europlanet-launches-e10m-research-infrastructure-to-support-planetary-science/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20846 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/isotropic-demonstrates-performance-of-intellians-nx-series-antennas/ Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19698 US-based global internet services provider Isotropic Networks and Intellian, a South Korean provider of mobile satellite communication antenna systems, announced the completion of network acceptance testing on Intellian'’s new NX-Series of antennas.]]>