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China
to Launch South Korean Satellite
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Korea
Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is signing a US$16.85 million
contract with China to launch a  multi-purpose
satellite on a Long March rocket. The South Korean satellite,
Arirang 2 (Kompsat 2), is scheduled for launch using a Long March 2C
rocket in April 2004 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the
Sichuan province.
.gif) The
US$176 million (228.2-billion won) Arirang 2 remote sensing
satellite is being built by Astrium and Electro-Optics Industries
(El-Op) on behalf of the Korea Aerospace Industries Association and
Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery. The satellite will provide
images with a 1-meter resolution and multi-spectral images with a
4-meter resolution.
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