The nation's first local government-led "Gyeonggi Climate Satellite" launch successful.

Published 2025년 12월 1일

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[Korea Farmers' News Reporter Jang Hee] Gyeonggi Province's Gyeonggi Climate Satellite 1 (GyeonggiSat-1), the first in the nation to be led by a local government, was successfully launched on November 29. GyeonggiSat-1 was launched at 3:44 AM on the same day from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Approximately 56 minutes after launch, it was deployed and successfully reached its orbit at around 4:40 AM. The successful launch of the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite came after three postponements. The Gyeonggi Climate Satellite, designed to detect climate changes and changes in the urban area and ecosystem, consists of a total of three satellites. The optical satellite, the first one, will be in low Earth orbit for 3 years.

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Gyeonggi Province's Gyeonggi Climate Satellite 1 (GyeonggiSat-1), the first satellite in the nation led by a local government, was successfully launched on November 29. GyeonggiSat-1 was launched at 3:44 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Approximately 56 minutes after launch, it was successfully deployed into orbit at 4:40 a.m. The successful launch of the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite came after three postponements. The Gyeonggi Climate Satellite, designed to detect climate change and changes in urban areas and ecosystems within the province, consists of a total of three satellites. The optical satellite, the first, will operate in low Earth orbit for three years, collecting precise climate and environmental data across Gyeonggi Province. This climate satellite will be used for monitoring rice paddy fields, monitoring changes within development restriction zones, precise monitoring of land use status, disaster response, ...

Source: Agrinet