• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.85-95
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• 2023

Space optical communication technology capable of large-capacity, high-speed, and low-latency communication can reduce the size, weight, and power consumption of radio frequency communications in existing satellite systems, thereby reducing launch costs, accommodating additional science instruments, and extending lifetime. Despite the high technical difficulty, various projects are being carried out in advanced countries regarding space technology for use in national security and defense, earth observation, and space communications. We review the advantages, key components, and development trends of space optical communication technology, which is attracting attention in applications such as satellite communications, intersatellite linking, and deep space communications.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.105-115
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• 2008

The organization for satellite operation team is mainly based on the number of satellites to be controlled, operator's workload of payload operation support and the degree of automation of the operation system. Although the structure and its functionality of satellite operation organization are a little different according to the complexity of the operation, most satellite control centers have adapted the similar architecture for single or multiple satellite support. KARI Satellite Operation Center(KSOC) has started its simple mission operations since the launch of KOMPSAT-1(21st Dec. 1999) and has been evolving into multiple mission operations for various satellites such as KOMPSAT-2, KOMPSAT-3, KOMPSAT-5 and COMS(Communication Ocean Meteorological Satellite). This paper presents the appropriate direction of future deployment for KSOC by comparing the current status with the recommendation of the advanced satellite operation organization and analyzing their experiences in order to propose the better solution for efficient and safe satellite operations.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.167-173
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• 2010

This paper introduces Geostationary Ocean Color Imager, IMage Pre-processing Subsystem (GOCI IMPS) of Communication, Ocean, and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), and describes its functions, development states, and operational concepts. The primary and backup systems of GOCI IMPS have been installed in Korea Ocean Satellite Center (KOSC) and Satellite Operation Center (SOC) and the system are the prelaunch test phase after completing all required tests. It is expected that the GOCI data observed continuously over the Korea Peninsular in the geostationary orbit will be usefully utilized in marine environment research fields such as sea surface temperature changes or marine ecosystems.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.507-517
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• 2010

The KOREAN AIR - R&D Center has developed a solar array for STSAT-2 Flight Model, SaTReC-KAIST, using a fully localized technology and has verified the performance through a launch vibration test, orbit environment test and electrical performance test. The solar array will be launched at NARO Space Center by KSLV-I which is the first Korean launch vehicle, in May 2010. In this paper, a current-voltage curve that shows the power characteristics of solar arrays was derived by applying elements that affects the power performance of STSAT-2's solar arrays to the solar cell equivalent models. The result was compared to LAPSS test results, and accuracy of the solar cell equivalent model and the power performance simulation has been analyzed.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.87.2-87.2
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• 2015

국립고흥청소년우주체험센터에서는 1m 반사 망원경의 완성을 눈앞에 두고 있다. 천체 망원경으로 관측을 하기 위해서는 시간과 천구 좌표계의 이해는 필수적이다. 하지만 현재 본 센터에서는 천구의를 활용한 프로그램 이외에는 시간과 좌표계를 다루는 체험 프로그램이 전무한 실정이다. 센터에서는 참가자가 자신의 그림자로 시각을 알 수 있는 지평면 해시계, 센터에서 쓰지 않고 있는 구형 가마솥을 재활용한 앙부일구, 덕흥 천문대 교육동의 벽에 벽면 해시계의 제작 및 설치를 추진하고 있다. 차후 이를 활용한 체험 프로그램을 참가자에게 제공한다면 태양의 겉보기 운동을 통해 시간과 공간에 대한 개념을 쉽게 알려줄 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 우리 민족의 과학적 자긍심을 심어줄 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.88.1-88.1
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• 2014

국립고흥청소년우주체험센터는 2014년 11월에 1,040mm의 반사망원경을 도입할 예정이다. 그 사전 준비로 천체관측소 10m돔에 150mm 굴절망원경과 1K CCD카메라를 설치하고, 이를 통합 제어할 원격관측시스템을 구축하였다. 원격으로 제어가 가능한 이 시스템은, 망원경 구동부, CCD, 돔을 제어할 수 있는 소프트웨어, 각 기기를 원격에서 조정 작동할 수 있는 장비, 기상과 하늘의 실시간 상황 및 망원경의 상태를 확인 할 수 있는 원격 모니터링 카메라 등으로 구성되어 있다. 구축 이후 M67 산개성단과 SA98 표준성 영역을 원격으로 관측하였다. 이를 통해, 관측시에 발생할 수 있는 문제점과 장애요인을 분석하여 보완 개선하였고, 시범관측으로 확보한 자료를 활용하여 관측환경을 정량화하는 중이다. 최우선 과제는 센터가 위치한 내나로도 지역의 시상정보를 검증하고 축적하는 일이다. 센터는 천체관측소에 시상 관측기 설치하여 자료를 축적하고 있다. 이 정보의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해 150mm 굴절망원경으로 얻어진 시상정보와 비교 검증하고자 한다. 또한 이 과정에서 센터 천체관측소에 구축된 망원경으로 관측 가능한 한계등급을 얻을 수 있었고, 표준계 변환작업을 통해 1차와 2차 소광계수를 구해 보았다. 추가적으로 관측 가능한 일수를 지속적으로 기록하여, 계절별, 월별 관측 가능일 수를 조사할 예정이다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.39 no.6_3
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• pp.1679-1692
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• 2023

South Korea is a country that emits a large amount of pollutants as a result of population growth and industrial development and is also severely affected by transboundary air pollution due to its geographical location. As pollutants from both domestic and foreign sources contribute to air pollution in Korea, the location of air pollutant emission sources is crucial for understanding the movement and distribution of pollutants in the atmosphere and establishing national-level air pollution management and response strategies. Based on this background, this study aims to effectively acquire spatial information on domestic and international air pollutant emission sources, which is essential for analyzing air pollution status, by utilizing high-resolution optical satellite images and deep learning-based image segmentation models. In particular, industrial parks and quarries, which have been evaluated as contributing significantly to transboundary air pollution, were selected as the main research subjects, and images of these areas from multi-purpose satellites 3 and 3A were collected, preprocessed, and converted into input and label data for model training. As a result of training the U-Net model using this data, the overall accuracy of 0.8484 and mean Intersection over Union (mIoU) of 0.6490 were achieved, and the predicted maps showed significant results in extracting object boundaries more accurately than the label data created by course annotations.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.737-745
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• 2010

This paper describes the operation results of the GPS receiver system for KSLV (Korea Space Launch Vehicle)-I on the launch site at Naro Space Center that is the first spaceport of South Korea located at Goheung. All equipments of KSLV-I including the GPS receiver system should be monitored and controlled through hard-wired interface during KSLV-I is on standby at the launch pad. The GPS receiver for KSLV-I is connected to triple almost omni-directional patch antennas mounted on the cylindrical surface of KSLV-I that should be erected vertically on the launch pad until lift-off. Signal interference and multipath effects observed in the GPS receiver on the launch site are analyzed in this paper based on the GPS signals received from each GPS antenna.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.314-327
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• 2009

Weather launch criteria of launch at Oenarodo Space Center is important for the successful launch operation. In particular, most of the launch failure occurs during the period of separation from the launch pad, thus meteorological condition is critical at this phase. In earlier days, the weather launch criteria adopted wind and forecast data for the launch operation. Nevertheless, the control of position and stability require other meteorological components such as vertical wind shear, lightning, temperature and visibility, because the launch vehicle is moving mostly vertically. We analyze these meteorological components by using the observed data at KMA at neighboring Oenarodo to determine the weather launch criteria. These criteria need further refinements through long-term observation.

• KASI NEWSLETTER
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• s.55
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• pp.18-19
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• 2006

한국천문연구원과 사단범인 한국아마추어천문학회는 사이언스 코리아 건설과 아마추어 천문학의 저변 확대를 위해 '아마추어 천문인 공로상'을 제정하여 올해 첫 시행했다.올해는 과거 30년 간 아마추어 천문 활동에 대해 심사를 하였다. 그 결과 오랫동안 청소년 천문 교육에 힘쓰고 있는 변상식 소장에게 수여되었다.우리나라 아마추어 천문의 태동기 때부터 지금까지 함께 하고 있는 아마추어 천문의 산 증인인 변상식 소장을 만났다.