South Korea launches nanosatellite successfully

South Korea's first unit of eleven nanosatellite to form a satellite constellation has launched successfully from Mahia spaceport in New Zealand on 24th April. The launch operation was code-named BTS, “Beginning Of The Swarm”, and it's carrying the first nanosatellite developed with domestic technology that will later form a satellite constellation.

The lower part of the launch vehicle and fairing separate one after another. By operating several nanosatellites weighing under 100 kilograms, the constellation can observe the Korean Peninsula more than 3 times a day.