STSAT-2C
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STSAT-2C was a South Korean satellite, part of the Science and Technology Satellite series. It was the first satellite successfully launched into orbit by South Korea using its own launch vehicle, the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1.1
The satellite was launched on January 30, 2013, into an orbit approximately 300 by 1,500 kilometers. STSAT-2C carried scientific instruments to measure plasma and radiation near Earth. Previous attempts to launch satellites in the STSAT-2 series, STSAT-2A and STSAT-2B, were unsuccessful due to launch vehicle failures. STSAT-2C was expected to have a mission lifetime of less than one year.21
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