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L3Harris to supply imager for South Korea's geostationary weather satellite

L3Harris has been selected to provide a spaceborne imaging instrument for South Korea's next geostationary weather satellite. The imager will support weather observation from GEO, enhancing Seoul's satellite-based forecasting and environmental monitoring for the Korean Peninsula and surrounding waters once the satellite is operational.

Discovered 2026-01-22T09:47:51.909093-08:00 | 2026-01-22T09:47:51.909093-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

Signals further build‑out of South Korea's national space and meteorological capabilities and follows recent national Earth‑observation activity, including the KOMPSAT‑7 launch ([source:92a7de8e-97db-44b3-804d-bc0e96222222]).
Underscores the ongoing role of international defense/aerospace suppliers in GEO meteorological payloads and regional observing competition, alongside other recent geostationary weather deployments such as China’s FY‑3H imagery rollout ([source:8254a02c-366b-41ce-ab1f-035dd998a5e0]).
A geostationary imager provides continuous regional coverage that is critical for rapid weather updates, forecasting and disaster response across the peninsula and adjacent maritime areas.

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