S. Korea completes development of its first small satellite constellation

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has completed the development of the country's first small satellite constellation set to be topped on the Nuri rocket in October, and held a pre-shipment review on Thursday, the space agency said.

The group of spacecraft is part of South Korea's project to operate 10 lightweight satellites for high-precision observation of the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding waters, the Korea Aerospace Agency (KASA) said.

An electro-optical camera with a spatial resolution from 1m to 4m will be topped on the satellites, the agency said.

The five satellites are South Korea's first mass-produced earth observation satellite using commercial off-the-shelf parts. The country had previously launched a prototype in April 2024.

KASA said the satellites highlight South Korea's continuously advancing satellite production capacity, and vowed to strengthen the country's competitiveness in the space industrial sector.
 

A rendered image of South Korea's first small satellite constellation provided by the Korea Aerospace Agency (KASA) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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