SEOUL, Jan 30 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- A South Korean nanosatellite was launched into orbit Friday as part of the nation's project to create a satellite constellation for Earth observation by 2027, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing officials.
The NEONSAT-1A, an Earth observation satellite, lifted off aboard the Electron rocket of United States space company Rocket Lab from the firm's Mahia Launch Complex in New Zealand, according to the Korea AeroSpace Administration.
Developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the satellite was the second among a total of 11 nanosatellites to form a satellite constellation aimed at monitoring and taking images of the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding regions.
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