By Lee Suh-yoon
A Kyung Hee University research team has successfully developed a satellite payload that can study space weather.
The payload will be attached to the meteorological satellite Chollian-2A, scheduled for launch in the second half of 2018.
Once in orbit, it will measure solar activity and its effects on Earth's navigation and communications systems, the university said in a press statement.
Professor Seon Jong-ho, the project leader, said this would help Korea further its space science research.
The Chollian-2A will replace its predecessor, the Chollian that was launched in June 2010 to study and forecast weather on Earth.
The 48-month project was undertaken in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The ESA provided a magnetometer for the payload.
The university research team jointly developed all other components with Satrec Initiative, a local satellite manufacturer.
A Kyung Hee University research team has successfully developed a satellite payload that can study space weather.
The payload will be attached to the meteorological satellite Chollian-2A, scheduled for launch in the second half of 2018.
Once in orbit, it will measure solar activity and its effects on Earth's navigation and communications systems, the university said in a press statement.
Professor Seon Jong-ho, the project leader, said this would help Korea further its space science research.
The Chollian-2A will replace its predecessor, the Chollian that was launched in June 2010 to study and forecast weather on Earth.
The 48-month project was undertaken in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The ESA provided a magnetometer for the payload.
The university research team jointly developed all other components with Satrec Initiative, a local satellite manufacturer.
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