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S. Korea’s Indigenous Weather Satellite Shoots First Image

S. Korea’s Indigenous Weather Satellite Shoots First Image

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first indigenous geostationary weather satellite, the Chollian-2A, has successfully provided its first image from orbit, the government said Tuesday. The multipurpose satellite, also known as GEO-KOMPSAT-2A, was launched from Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guinea, aboard a launch vehicle made by Arianespace on Dec. 5. The [...]