Coast Guard to Develop Microsatellite... Launch Targeted for 2025

Korea Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Korea Coast Guard will develop its own ultra-small satellite by 2025.

The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 6th that it has allocated 4.2 billion KRW in next year's budget for the development of the ultra-small satellite. The ultra-small satellite project will officially begin next year, and in 2025, the Korea Coast Guard's first satellite is scheduled to be launched into space.

The ultra-small satellite will be able to monitor maritime accidents or marine pollution occurring in the waters around the Korean Peninsula at any time, regardless of weather conditions or day and night. Until now, the Coast Guard has only been able to patrol the vast sea area, which is 4.5 times the size of the Korean Peninsula, using ships or aircraft.

Once the ultra-small satellite is developed, it is expected to quickly identify foreign government vessels or illegal fishing foreign ships invading areas such as Dokdo, Ieodo, and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), thereby strengthening maritime sovereignty.

A Coast Guard official stated, "The ultra-small satellite can observe anywhere in the world depending on its orbit," adding, "It will contribute to protecting the precious lives and property of the people in major maritime routes such as the Gulf of Aden, where piracy continuously occurs on the opposite side of the Earth, and the Strait of Hormuz, through which essential energy resources for national survival move."

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