Korea's first military-only communications satellite,'Anasis 2'was successfully launched.

This makes Korea the world's 10th largest military-only satellite.

SpaceX, a private space exploration company in the United States, announced that Anasys 2 was loaded into the Falcon 9 rocket and headed to space on the 20th (local time) at 5:30 PM (Eastern Time and 21:30 at Korean time) The.

Anasis 2 was separated from the projectile at an altitude of about 630 km after about 32 minutes of launch, and then successfully received its first reception at about 7:8 am in Korean time.

After about eight days, Anasis 2 settled on a geostationary orbit (approximately 36,000 km) and started its full-scale mission.

We plan to check satellite performance and operability for about a month.


As the South Korean military launched Anasis 2, it had the first military-only satellite with improved information processing speed, anti-jamming capability, and communication range.

The Korean military has been operating a military communication system using the Mugunghwa No. 5 satellite, which is also used by civilian forces, but it was not only for military use, but it was inevitably vulnerable to enemy jamming attacks.

Above all, the military officials explained that it was meaningful to completely eliminate the blind spots in the military.

Currently, the military is establishing communication systems between units using satellites, between units and soldiers, and between soldiers and soldiers.

When an individual soldier wears a satellite terminal and goes on an operation, communication is possible anytime, anywhere.

A military official also said, "The first military-only satellites are also related to securing the core power for the transition to war-start control." It is expected that the ROK military's ability to perform solo operations will be improved."

The ANSYS 2 is provided by the Korean military as a compromise trade with Lockheed Martin (introducing the F-35A stealth fighter), as a technology transfer or counter-payment by selling weapons.

As the ROK military chose the F-35A stealth fighter as the next-generation fighter, Lockheed Martin decided to provide one military communication satellite, and Lockheed Martin later signed a contract with Airbus to manufacture a military communication satellite.

As a result, Airbus produced Anasys No. 2 based on its telecommunications satellite'Eurostar E3000', and the Korean military took ownership under the contract.

SpaceX, which launched Anasys No. 2, was founded by Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, and on May 30, it was the first private company to successfully launch a manned spacecraft, the Crew Dragon.

The F10 of the Falcon 9 rocket used in the launch was used to carry the'Crew Dragon' to the International Space Station (ISS), which has been recovered from the Atlantic and prepared for reuse.

SpaceX launched 12 rockets this year, but this is the first time it has launched a custom satellite.

In the previous 11 launches, SpaceX launched its own StarLink communications satellites and satellites dedicated to U.S. space forces, and carried NASA astronauts to the ISS.

(Photo = National Defense Agency, Yonhap News)