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South Korea launches 4th Earth observation satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 Share: Copied Listen to Article Audio Loading voice… 0.85× 1× 1.15× 1.3× 1.5× Synopsis South Korea's fourth next-generation Earth observation satellite lifts off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California — carrying a homegrown camera that can image the entire Korean Peninsula every three days. The launch is part of a broader national push that now includes a Starlink-rival LEO network by 2035 and an accelerated lunar landing by 2030, approved by President Lee Jae Myung on the same day. Key Takeaways South Korea is launching its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite on 5 July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California . The 500-kilogram satellite will lift off at 4:10 pm Korea Standard Time and target an orbit of approximately 888 kilometres . It carries a homegrown observation camera capable of imaging the entire Korean Peninsula every three days . Full-scale missions are set to begin in the first half of 2026 after four months of in-orbit checks. South Korea plans a LEO satellite communications network of hundreds of satellites by 2035 and has advanced its lunar landing target …

S. Korea to launch 4th next-generation medium-sized satellite from U.S. Tuesday SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to launch its fourth medium-sized Ea...

South Korea to launch fourth next-generation medium-sized satellite ... FILE PHOTO: In an aerial view, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 24 Starlink internet satellites on June 24, 2026 in Pasadena, California. - Getty Images via AFP SEOUL: South Korea plans to launch its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday (July 7), Yonhap News Agency reported. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said the 500-kilogramme satellite will be launched at 4.10 pm Korea time. The satellite has completed functional inspections and fuel injection over the past month and is now awaiting launch aboard the Falcon 9. It is scheduled to separate from the launch vehicle about two hours and 22 minutes after liftoff and make its first contact with the ground approximately 31 minutes later through the Svalbard ground station in Norway, KASA said. The satellite carries homegrown payloads, including an observation camera capable of imaging the entire Korean Peninsula every three days. The government expects the satellite to be used for a wide range of appl…

Next-generation Medium-sized Satellite 4 to launch on the 7th… to be ... This article was translated by an AI tool. Feedback Here . Spacebound from a US launch site at 4:10 p.m. on the 7th Insertion into an 888㎞ orbit… equipped with a color 5ｍ-class camera An illustration of the Korean ‘Next-generation Medium-sized Satellite 4’ orbiting Earth. Provided by Korea AeroSpace Administration The Korean-developed Earth observation satellite ‘Next-generation Medium-sized Satellite 4’ will be launched in the United States on the 7th (Korea time). It is expected to be used for agriculture and forest management and disaster response. The Korea AeroSpace Administration, the Rural Development Administration, and the Korea Forest Service announced on the 5th that Next-generation Medium-sized Satellite 4 will be placed into Earth orbit at 4:10 p.m. on the 7th from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, aboard the US company SpaceX launch vehicle ‘Falcon 9’. Approximately 2 hours 22 minutes after liftoff, Next-generation Medium-sized Satellite 4 will separate from the launch vehicle, and about 31 minutes later it is scheduled to make first contact with the Svalbard ground station in Norway. I…

South Korea's Next-Generation Medium Satellite 4 set for launch Tuesday Next-Generation Medium Satellite 4. [Korea AeroSpace Administration] South Korea is set to launch its indigenously developed Earth-observation satellite, Next-Generation Medium Satellite 4. The Korea AeroSpace Administration, the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service announced the satellite will lift off Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. Korean Standard Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite has completed more than 30 days of pre-launch preparations at Vandenberg — including functional checks and fuel loading — and is now mounted on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, awaiting launch. About two hours and 22 minutes after liftoff, the satellite will separate from the launch vehicle. Roughly 31 minutes later — approximately two hours and 53 minutes after launch — it is expected to make first contact with a ground station in Svalbard, Norway, confirming whether the satellite has successfully reached its target orbit. Next-Generation Medium Satellite 4 weighs 514 kilograms and carries an optical payload capable of distinguishing objects as small as 5 meters in color imagery. It is inte…

Korea's independently developed Earth observation satellite, 'Next ... Korea's independently developed Earth observation satellite, 'Next Generation Medium Satellite 2', headed to space. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the next-generation medium-sized satellite (vehicle) 2 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the U.S. at 3:59 p.m. local time (11:59 p.m. on the 2nd). Car No. 2 is separated from the projectile at 4:59 p.m., about 60 minutes after liftoff. The space agency said it will make its first communication with Norway's Svalbard ground station about 15 minutes after the vehicle 2 is separated from the projectile. The next-generation medium-sized satellite is a medium-sized satellite for ground observation designed to secure a 500kg standard platform and transfer technology to the private sector, and was developed by the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The second vehicle weighs 534kg and has ground observation performance that distinguishes objects with a size of 0.5m in black and white and a size of 2m in color. The second vehicle was originally scheduled to be l…

Earth Observation Satellite Launch | IASPOINT South Korea successfully launched its domestically developed Earth observation satellite, the Compact Advanced Satellite 500-2 (CAS500-2), on May 3, 2026. The satellite was carried into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. This mission marked a crucial shift in South Korea’s aerospace strategy, moving toward a commercial, industry-led satellite development model. The launch occurred after a four-year delay caused by geopolitical challenges that forced South Korea to shift its launch vehicle contract away from Russia. The CAS500-2 satellite was placed into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It operates at an altitude ranging between 498 kilometers and 528 kilometers above Earth. This specific orbital path ensures the satellite passes over any given point on the Earth’s surface at the same local mean solar time, providing constant lighting conditions ideal for optical imaging. The 534-kilogram spacecraft carries advanced optical payload systems designed for high-precision remote sensing. Its specific imaging resolutions include: Shortly after entering orbit, the satellite est…

South Korea readies multipurpose satellite for launch June 26, 2026 By Chris Forrester South Korea plans to launch its fourth next-generation medium-sized satellite on July 9th, with final preparations under way at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the country’s space agency says. Oh Tae-seok, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), announced the plan during a meeting with reporters at the agency’s headquarters in Sacheon, about 300 kilometres southeast of Seoul, on June 24th. The 500-kilogram Earth observation satellite will be jointly utilised by the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service for applications such as crop growth analysis and wildfire monitoring. The launch will mark KASA’s third satellite mission in less than a year, following the successful deployment of Multipurpose Satellite 7 in December and next-generation medium-sized satellite No. 2 in May. Both satellites are currently operating normally and carrying out their missions. However, another craft, South Korea’s latest multipurpose satellite, Arirang 6, is facing a fresh delay due to setbacks in the development of a foreign co-passenger satellite that was …

S. Korea to launch 4th medium-sized multipurpose satellite on July 9 ... Oh Tae-seok, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), speaks during a press briefing at KASA headquarters in the southeastern city of Sacheon, Wednesday. Yonhap SACHEON — South Korea plans to launch its fourth next-generation medium-sized satellite on July 9, with final preparations under way at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the country's space agency said. Oh Tae-seok, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), announced the plan during a meeting with reporters at the agency's headquarters in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Wednesday. The 500-kilogram Earth observation satellite will be jointly utilized by the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Forest Service for applications such as crop growth analysis and wildfire monitoring. The launch will mark KASA's third satellite mission in less than a year, following the successful deployment of Multipurpose Satellite 7 in December and next-generation medium-sized satellite No. 2 in May. Both satellites are currently operating normally and carrying out their missions. At the same…