Communication between ultra-small constellation satellite unit 5… Check entire constellation satellite signal

(Naro Space Center/Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Cho Seung-han, Park Sang-hyeon, and Shin Seon-mi = Signals from all five main satellites of the Korean launch vehicle Nuri, launched from Naro Space Center on the 7th, were confirmed.

The Korea Aerospace Administration announced that at 5:52 p.m. on this day, communication with the 5th ultra-small swarm satellite was successfully established, completing the initial communication with all 5 ultra-small swarm satellites (2 to 6) launched that day.

Nuri was launched at 12:25 p.m. that day, and the Space Agency officially announced that the launch was successful through a briefing at 2 p.m.

Nuri's main satellites were five ultra-small constellation satellites, and cube satellites were also installed.

Among the five main satellites, the first communication was made with No. 6 at the Sejong ground station in Antarctica at 1:08 p.m.

Afterwards, contact was made sequentially with Unit 4 at 2:42 PM, Unit 3 at 3:27 PM, Unit 2 at 4:18 PM, and communication with Unit 5 was completed at 5:52 PM.

The government plans to send five additional micro-swarm satellites into space in the sixth launch of Nuri next year.

In addition, the plan is to use the images sent by these 10 satellites in a cluster for national security, disasters, disasters, etc.