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Lifting Kompsat-7 onto its Vega-C rocket
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Lifting Kompsat-7 onto its Vega-C rocket

28/11/2025 56 views 0 likes 515074 ID

Kompsat-7 inside its Vega-C nose-cone fairing, being hoisted to the top of its Vega-C rocket on the launch pad, 22 November 2025.

Liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is set for 1 December 14:21 local time (17:21 GMT, 18:21 CET). 

Kompsat-7 (KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite-7) will provide high-resolution satellite images for South-Korea's government and institutions.

This Vega-C flight, designated VV28 is run by Arianespace from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Vega-C will place Kompsat-7 in a Sun-synchronous orbit. From liftoff it will take around 45 minutes to deploy the satellite.

Kompsat-7 was developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute at its facility in Daejeon, South Korea, and it weighs around 2000 kg on the launch pad.

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