The Angara 1.2 launch vehicle being lifted during pad verticalization at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 2014. Credit: International Launch Services

ILS wins contract for Angara launch of South Korea’s Kompsat-6

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Tuesday's briefing begins with ILS being chosen to launch Korea's Kompsat-6 satellite on an Angara 1.2 rocket.

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Goddard Space Flight Center Director Christopher Scolese are greeted by Frank Cepollina, associate director of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office, and Benjamin Reed, deputy project manager of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office. Credit: NASA/Rebecca Roth

GALLERY | S. Korean President Visits NASA Goddard

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The president of South Korea visited NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Wednesday morning in an effort to build up space partnerships with the United States.

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Ball Sensor for S. Korean Sat Passes Design Review

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The Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) that Ball Aerospace is building for South Korea’s multipurpose Earth-observing Geo-Kompsat 2B satellite passed its critical design review in February.

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South Korea's Kompsat-3A carries a focal plane array capable of detecting objects as small as 1 meter in diameter. Credit: KARI

Geopolitics in Check as Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr Rocket Lofts South Korean Satellite

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The launch, which had been delayed because of Dnepr availability, is the latest sign that despite the year-long hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, cooperative efforts that generate hard currency, such as Denpr, are being maintained despite occasional statements to the contrary in Russia.

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