- Arirang-1
Infobox Korean name
hangul=아리랑1호
rr=Arirang 1-ho
mr=Arirang 1-hoArirang-1 or Arirang I is an unmanned artificial
satellite created by theKorea Aerospace Research Institute and launched by a US rocket onDecember 21 1999 . This was the first satellite built primarily bySouth Korea n engineers, although previous foreign-built satellites had been launched by Korean companies. It carries a surveillance camera able to distinguish objects with a diameter of 6.6 meters. It takes its name from the popular Korean folk songArirang .The satellite was launched from
Vandenberg Air Force Base inCalifornia on aTaurus rocket . It had been built inDaedeok Science Town inDaejeon , South Korea. The parts were shipped in three stages from Korea to California byFirst Express International , a Korean shipping firm. [cite web|url=http://www.firstexp.co.kr/html/english/news_e.htm|title=Company News|accessdate=2007-07-30]The Arirang-1 was succeeded by the
Arirang-2 in 2006. Additional satellites in the series are planned.On
January 6 2008 , theKorea Aerospace Research Institute reported that they had lost contact with the satellite. [cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/south-koreas-first-satellite-lost-in-space|title=Engadget|accessdate=2008-01-06] It is suspected to have had a malfunction that has affected power generation.Notes
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Korea Aerospace Research Institute External links
* [http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200507/kt2005072519425011780.htm Profile of Korean space program by the Korea Times]
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