• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.121-130
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• 2021

Since the 1960s, the United States has developed and implemented policies to encourage commercial space launches. Specifically, national policies have been implementing to expand the role of commercial space actors, which required establishing a process for private space launches. In the early days of the space age, private launches accounted for a small portion of the total launch rate, but, since the 1990s, the proportion has exploded, with private space companies presenting large projects one after another, accounting for more than 50% of the total launch rate. This diversification of space actors and the increase in orbital space objects have led to changes in the perspectives of existing space environmental management processes. During and after the Cold War, when the space age began, civilian actors' actions were limited, and policies limited their actions, too. So they had little impact on government space activities. However, space technology's entry barrier has lowered since, and policies to facilitate commercial space launches have been implemented for a long, and the accumulated amount of space waste over the past 60 years is also threatening the safety, stability, and sustainability of space use. This paper examined how the United States, the most active country in commercial space launches, has managed commercial space launches. The United States has a Space Traffic Management (STM), distributed to departments such as the Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Transport, NASA, etc. A review of changes in U.S STM management policy could also provide implications for us to manage commercial space launches in Korea.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.153-162
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• 2024

Securing safety in the maritime danger zone around the launch site before a launch is a fundamental requirement. If maritime safety is not ensured, the launch is halted or postponed. However, challenges have arisen in the process of securing public safety at sea due to factors such as the increasing population engaged in water leisure activities. These challenges include unauthorized entry of vessels into controlled areas, unauthorized access by water leisure activity participants, and non-compliance with regulations. In this paper, we employed the Delphi/Analytic Hierarchy Process to survey 22 experts, including professionals in launch vehicle development and launch site operation, to identify 10 factors posing threats to maritime public safety. Additionally, we identified five issues that need improvement for ensuring maritime safety. This study verified the consistency of expert opinions and conducted an analysis of importance and prioritization, objectively confirming the necessity for amendments to relevant laws or the enactment of new laws concerning the establishment and control of danger zones around launch sites.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.359-365
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• 2021

GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) AMI (Advanced Meteorological Imager) Best Detector Select (BDS) map is pre-determined and uploaded before the satellite launch. After the launch, there is some possibility of a detector performance change driven by an abrupt temperature variation and thus the status of BDS map needs to be evaluated and updated if necessary. To investigate performance of entire elements of the detectors, AMI BDS analyses were conducted based on a technical note provided from the AMI vendor (L3HARRIS). The concept of the BDS analysis is to investigate the stability of signals from detectors while they are staring at targets (deep space and internal calibration target). For this purpose, Long Time Series (LTS) and Output Voltage vs. Bias Voltage (V-V) methods are used. The LTS for 30 secs and the V-V for two secs are spanned respectively for looking at the targets to compute noise components of detectors. To get the necessary data sets, these activities were conducted during the In-Orbit Test (IOT) period since a normal operation of AMI is stopped and special mission plans are commanded. With collected data sets during the GK2A IOT, AMI BDS map was intensively examined. It was found that about 1% of entire detector elements, which were evaluated at the ground test, showed characteristic changes and those degraded elements are replaced by alternative best ones. The stripping effects on AMI raw images due to the BDS problem were clearly removed when the new BDS map was applied.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.99-99
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• 2003

우리나라 최초의 실용급 지구관측위성인 아리랑 1호는 지난 2003년 2월 21일부로 목표로 하였던 임무운영기간 3년을 완수하였다. 아리랑 1호의 정상 임무운영에 사용되는 탑재체는 전장광학카메라, 해양관측카메라, 그리고 우주과학 탑재체이며, 2001년 8월 원인을 알 수 없는 과전류 발생으로 임무가 중단된 우주과학 탑재체를 .제외한 나머지 탑재체들은 임무 운영기간동안 정상적으로 운영되었다. 전자광학카메라는 한반도를 비롯한 전 세계를 대상으로 지리정보를 위한 영상자료를 획득하는 것이 목적이었으며, 해양관측카메라는 생물학적 해양지도 및 해양환경 관측을 위한 자료를 획득하는 것이다. 우주과학 탑재체는 고에너지 전하입자에 의한 Single Event Upset현상, 우주방사능 관측, 그리고 전자의 온도 및 밀도 측정이 주요 목표였다. 당초 목표했던 임무운영기간을 초과한 현재(2003년 7월 1일 기준)까지 우주과학 탑재체를 제외한 나머지 탑재체들은 정상적으로 운영되고 있다. 본 논문은 아리랑 1호 발사 후 약 3년 6개월간의 기간동안 수행된 탑재체 운영결과들을 정리하였다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.232-241
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• 2004

KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) is achieving the KSLV program according to National Space Technology Development Program. In this paper, the authors are intend to introduce the Integrated Power Plant(IPP) test facility which will be constructed for the variety of tests on KSLV program. IPP test facility refers to comprehensive testing equipment for liquid rocket launch vehicle. Using this facility, KARI can verify the adaptedness of parts and subsystems for launch vehicle and finally can qualify the system characteristics of launch vehicle doing kinds of test including hot firing test. IPP test facility will make it possible to simulate the vehicle launching circumstances and to predict the performance of launch vehicle during its flight test.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.1965-1972
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• 2015

The Missile Flight Test Launch Control System is to operate in conjunction with the Fire Control System during flight test to guided weapons. Also, this is a system for the test control and situation monitoring depending on the type of guided weapons and testing purposes. Message structure, communication protocols, such as data types for interworking with the fire control system and the Missile Flight Test Launch Control System are defined in the Launch Control ICD(Interface Control Document). ICD are composed differently of each guided weapons system and each test object. Previously, in order to interwork with the Fire Control System, the interlocking software was developed, which had a variety of problems. Therefore, we developed a new parsing algorithm in order to recognize the variety of Launch Control ICD and verified that the algorithm operates normally by checking transmitting and receiving various message in conjunction with the fire control system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.98-98
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• 2003

우리나라 최초의 다목적 실용위성인 아리랑 1호는 지난 2003년 2월 21일부로 목표 하였던 임무운영기간 3년을 완수하였으며, 현재는 연장 운영을 하고 있다. 당초 목표했던 3년의 임무 수명을 뛰어 넘어 향후 2∼3년은 더 운영할 수 것으로 예측하고 있다. 따라서 위성체의 각 서브시스템의 상황을 분석하고 발생한 문제에 대해 신속히 대처하는 것이 중요하다. 아리랑 1호는 크게 탑재체, 자세제어계(AOCS), 전력계(EPS), 추진계(PS), 열제어계(TCS), 원격측정명령계(TC&R)의 Subsystem으로 구성되어 있다. 본 논문에서는 발사부터 목표 임무운영기간까지 서브시스템 중 원격측정명령계의 상태를 분석 정리하였으며, 초과운영에 있는 현 시점의 상태를 정리하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.243-244
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• 2014

경찰 직무수행의 위험성이 점증하는 공권력 이행의 불안상황을 극복하기 위해 2005년부터 도입운영되고 있는 발사식 전자충격기 기종인 테이저건의 효율적 사용을 위한 방안을 법제도적 개선, 안전성 향상, 장비관리개선 측면을 중심으로 발제하였다.

• The Science & Technology
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• no.7 s.410
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• pp.122-123
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• 2003

오는 9월 과학기술위성 1호 발사/ ITRC포럼 2003 개최 "대학 IT첨단 기술을 한 자리에..."/ 환경의 날 '물-20억 인구의 갈망' 행사/ 식품 속의 유해 물질 제거기술 개발/ 과학기술인 퇴직연금 제도 도입/ 연구인력 중개알선센터 운영/ 국제물리올림피아드 웹사이트 오픈

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.30-31
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 통신해양기상위성의 기상관측 탑재체인 기상 영상기(Imager)의 개발을 위해 정지궤도 위성의 분광 채널별 Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) 특성을 현재 운영 및 개발 중인 위성 영상기 기술 범위에서 분석하였다. 통신해양기상위성은 국내 최초로 통신, 해양, 기상 3분야 복합 임무를 수행하는 정지제도 위성으로 2003년부터 개발되어 2008년 발사 예정이다. (중략)