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South Korea Seeks $32.9 Million To Launch Satellites Grounded By Russia Sanctions

South Korea Seeks $32.9 Million To Launch Satellites Grounded By Russia Sanctions
South Korea’s science ministry plans to set aside 47.2 billion won ($32.9 million) in next year’s budget to launch two satellites that have been left grounded because of Western sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Once the requested budget is endorsed by congress, the ministry will nix the existing launch contracts with Russia and make a “package deal” with a launch company in the United States or Europe for the two satellites: CAS500-2 remote sensing satellite and KOMPSAT-6 multipurpose satellite.