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The Ministry of Science and Technology, Astronomical Yeon, and an event to record the national name on the satellite.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin-mi Shin = The ‘Toyosat’ nano-satellite system (SNIPE), which observes changes in the near global space environment (space weather) that affect satellite communications and GPS signals, was will launch next year.
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The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Astronomical Research Institute said: “We are developing a Toyosat made up of four satellites weighing less than 10 kg.” Toyosat was launched in June 2021 on a Soyuz-2 rocket in Russia. Said.
The names of the satellites that make up Toyosat are ‘Garam’, ‘Narae’, ‘Dasol’ and ‘Raon’.
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Each satellite carries a high-energy particle detector, an ionosphere plasma measurement sensor (Langer probe), a precision ground magnetic field detector, etc., and observes the weather for a year in a synchronous solar orbit of 500 km.
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According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the representative phenomenon of space weather is the “solar wind”, which can cause radio interference and satellite malfunction. It also includes space radiation that damages satellite communications and geomagnetic storms that can damage power grids.
Satellite development began in 2017. The Astronomical Research Institute is responsible for the development and operation of the satellite’s payload, and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute is responsible for the development of the satellite body. Six new national companies are also involved in satellite production and parts supply.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced that it will hold an event that will record people’s names in Toyosat. 400 event participants will be selected by lottery, and the applicant’s name will be engraved on the satellite surface, and the support message will also be placed on the SD card and uploaded to the satellite.
For those who wish to participate in the event, the website of the Astronomical Research Center from July 7 to 20.http://kswrc.kasi.re.kr/snipe), enter your name, email, application area and support message. Lottery results will be announced on August 11.
Kwon Hyun-joon, a senior research public policy officer at the Ministry of Science and Technology, said: “I hope this event is an opportunity for many people to participate and become interested in astronomy and space science.”
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