Gyeonggi Province Unveils Climate Satellite Location for the First Time on the 13th

On December 13, Gyeonggi Province held a Climate Satellite Success Celebration at the Gyeonggi Provincial Library, where it publicly released, for the first time, the transmission and reception results and the location of the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No. 1.

The Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No. 1 was launched in the early morning of November 29 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It successfully entered its target orbit and established communication with the ground.

According to the materials released by Gyeonggi Province, as of around 2:00 p.m. on the day of the celebration, the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite was located near the southern Indian Ocean, and by the end of the event at around 4:00 p.m., it had passed over Madagascar.

Over the next three years, the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite No. 1 will use optical and near-infrared imagery to detect land cover changes in urban, agricultural, and forest areas, and will carry out missions such as monitoring climate disasters including landslides, wildfires, and floods.

Gyeonggi Province Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs Go Youngin is speaking at the Gyeonggi Province Climate Satellite Success Celebration on the 13th. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

During the celebration, Gyeonggi Province not only revealed the satellite’s transmission results and location but also hosted a series of programs: a lecture by astronomer Lee Myunghyun, presentations and awards for the winning entries of the Gyeonggi Climate Vibe Coding Hackathon, and an experiential program titled "10 Missions to Save the Earth."

Go Youngin, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The success of the Gyeonggi Climate Satellite, which incorporates private sector technology, will not only provide various types of information but also serve as fertile ground for the continuous advancement of space startup technologies in Korea. Today, we were able to confirm the satellite’s location and status, but in the future, we will be able to see, through data, how the climate satellite will bring changes to our lives."

Meanwhile, government agencies such as the Korea Aerospace Administration, the National Meteorological Satellite Center of the Korea Meteorological Administration, and the National Spatial Satellite Center of the National Geographic Information Institute also attended the celebration.