The government said Monday it will manufacture an artificial satellite by 2015 to monitor the atmosphere and climate change in Northeast Asia from geostationary orbit to help reduce damage from climate change.
The satellite in charge of monitoring climate change will be the first of its kind to be placed into geostationary orbit, although some American and European countries have put satellites solely in charge of climate change into non-geostationary orbit, an official of the Environment Ministry said.
The satellite will be placed into geostationary orbit in 2018 to monitor ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde and other toxic materials, the official said.
The satellite is expected to function for at least 10 years to monitor regional climate change and help reduce damage from natural disasters in China, Japan and other Asian countries as well as in Korea. (Yonhap)