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'''Kitsat-1''' or '''Kitsat A''' is the first [[satellite]] to be launched by the [[Republic of Korea]]. |
'''Kitsat-1''' or '''Kitsat A''' is the first [[satellite]] to be launched by the [[Republic of Korea]]. |
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"Launched in 1992, KITSAT-1, which stands for the Korea Institute of Technology Satellite-1, is the first satellite developed by SaTReC. |
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Developed through a collaborative program between SaTReC and the University of Surrey, the main objective of the KITSAT-1 program was to acquire satellite technology through the training and education of satellite engineers. |
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The success of the KITSAT-1 program marked the beginning of space technology development for Korea."<ref name="Welcome to the Satellite Technology Research Center, Home of the KITSAT satellites.">{{cite web|title=KITSAT-1|url=http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr/english/res_kitsat1.html|website=http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr|publisher=Satrec|accessdate=8 January 2015}}</ref> |
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Placed into orbit on August 11, 1992, and launched from [[Guiana Space Centre]], its launch weight was 48.5 kg, and it measured 35.2 X 35.6 X 67 cm. The console of the [[University of Surrey]] UoSAT-5 satellite was used. |
Placed into orbit on August 11, 1992, and launched from [[Guiana Space Centre]], its launch weight was 48.5 kg, and it measured 35.2 X 35.6 X 67 cm. The console of the [[University of Surrey]] UoSAT-5 satellite was used. |
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Kitsat-1 or Kitsat A is the first satellite to be launched by the Republic of Korea.
"Launched in 1992, KITSAT-1, which stands for the Korea Institute of Technology Satellite-1, is the first satellite developed by SaTReC. Developed through a collaborative program between SaTReC and the University of Surrey, the main objective of the KITSAT-1 program was to acquire satellite technology through the training and education of satellite engineers.
The success of the KITSAT-1 program marked the beginning of space technology development for Korea."[1]
Placed into orbit on August 11, 1992, and launched from Guiana Space Centre, its launch weight was 48.5 kg, and it measured 35.2 X 35.6 X 67 cm. The console of the University of Surrey UoSAT-5 satellite was used.
Kitsat-1 was launched by Ariane 4 rocket. America's next to area to launch a 3t-old ocean observation satellite, TOPEX satellite, along with France's S80 / T satellite was launched as a secondary satellite.
South Korea became the 22nd country to operate a satellite.
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- ^ "KITSAT-1". http://satrec.kaist.ac.kr. Satrec. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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