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Launch of Korean Satellite Postponed in Kazakhstan

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The launch of South Korea’s next-generation midsized observation satellite, slated for Saturday afternoon at a space center in Kazakhstan, has been postponed, government officials here said. The 540-kilogram satellite, loaded on Russia’s Soyuz 2.1a, was scheduled to take off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:07 p.m. (11:07 [...]

S. Korea Set to Launch Next-generation Observation Satellite over Weekend

SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch its next-generation midsized observation satellite this week, the latest in the country’s efforts to boost its space industry and develop its own space technologies. The 540-kilogram satellite loaded on Russia’s Soyuz 2.1a will take off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday morning (local [...]