'First Among Local Governments Nationwide' Launch of Gyeonggi Climate Satellite Postponed to 27th Due to U.S. Local Circumstances

The launch of Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No.1 (GYEONGGISat-1) has been postponed again to the 27th of this month (Korea Standard Time) due to local circumstances in the United States.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 20th that, due to local circumstances involving SpaceX, the satellite launch provider, the launch of Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No.1 has been rescheduled from 3:18 a.m. on the 21st to 3:18 a.m. on the 27th.

Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No.1

Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No.1 is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. The climate satellite is equipped with optical instruments to detect changes in urban areas and ecosystems within the Gyeonggi region.

Although it is a cubesat (ultra-small satellite) weighing 25 kg-about the size of a microwave oven-it is equipped with a high-resolution multispectral payload and a high-speed data processing device, enabling it to observe precise data based on visible and near-infrared wavelength images.

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