KOMPSAT-3 is capable of higher image resolution than its predecessors KOMPSAT-1 and
Satnews Daily
January 12th, 2009
First Sat Win For Mitsubishi Since 2007 — KOMPSAT-3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has received an order from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute for the launch of a South Korean multipurpose satellite, to be aided by Japan's domestically developed main rocket the H-2A.
This is the first overseas order receipt for satellite launch operations using a Japan-made rocket since the government outsourced the manufacturing and launch of domestically built rockets to Mitsubishi Heavy in fiscal 2007. The launch of the Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3, or KOMPSAT-3, is slated for fiscal 2011 at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) space center in Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak welcomed the deal, saying the two countries will further advance cooperation in the science and technology fields.
KOMPSAT-3 is capable of higher image resolution than its predecessors KOMPSAT-1 and>KOMPSAT-2, and can provide high resolution electro-optical images required for geographical information systems and other environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring applications, Mitsubishi Heavy said.
KOMPSAT-3 is capable of higher image resolution than its predecessors KOMPSAT-1 and