S. Korea to launch 1st nanosatellite for satellite constellation

S. Korea to launch 1st nanosatellite for satellite constellation

This photo, captured from the X account of Rocket Lab, a U.S. aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider, shows the upper part of Rocket Lab's lightweight Electron orbital rocket, which will be launched in Mahia, New Zealand, at around 10:08 a.m., April 24 (local time), carrying South Korea's first homegrown earth observation nanosatellite (top), named NEONSAT-1, and the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System created by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The endeavor, named "Beginning Of The Swarm," is a component of South Korea's ambition to establish a satellite constellation by 2027. (Yonhap)

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