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May 30, 2013

One Year Anniversary of KOMPSAT-3 Launch
Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) May 30, 2013
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has announced successful operation of KOMPSAT-3 for one year since its launch on May 18, 2012. For the first year of operation, the performance of KOMPSAT-3 was validated, and the worldwide commercial service was launched through Satrec Initiative, since April 1, 2013.KOMPSAT-3 is the first sub-meter satellite of Korea and developed by KARI as a successor of KOMPSAT-2 for VHR EO data continuity. With KOMPSAT-3 program, KARI has achieved substantial t ... read more

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