Minister Song Mi-ryeong emphasizes the significance of “securing sovereignty over agricultural and forestry data” following the successful launch of an agricultural and forestry satellite.

Regarding the success of the launch of the agriculture and forestry satellite, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong said on the 8th, "It is significant in that it secures sovereignty over agriculture and forestry data without relying on foreign images anymore."

Minister Song said on his social network service (SNS), “The agriculture and forestry satellite will regularly observe the entire Korean Peninsula every three days, contributing to stabilizing the supply and demand of agricultural products and food security, and playing a big role in preemptively preventing damage to agriculture and forests.”

He said, “(Satellite) will be used to investigate the use of farmland and inspect the implementation of the public interest direct payment system, thereby improving administrative efficiency, and will be able to preemptively respond to sharp fluctuations in agricultural prices through production forecasting and early detection of diseases and pests.” He added, “Through the gradual opening of data, it will also contribute to the creation of new business models such as providing agricultural work guideline services to farmers.”

He added, "The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will continue to collaborate with the Space Administration, Rural Development Administration, and Korea Forest Service to create more accurate and timely agricultural policy results that will satisfy both farmers and the public."

Previously, Korea's first agriculture and forestry specialized satellite, 'Next-Generation Medium Satellite' (Chajung) 4, was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA at 4:12 pm Korean time the previous day, and successfully made its first communication at 7:05 pm. After four contacts, the first contact was successfully made with the former Korea Aerospace Research Institute ground station at 10:50 p.m.