In the framework of the lunar exploration program, South Korea will launch the spacecraft in August 2022, which will spin in orbit around the Earth. The launch will be performed from the spaceport USA at Cape Canaveral with the help of the media and the American private company SpaceX Elon musk.
As noted in the joint statement of the Ministry of science and technology of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Institute for aerospace research (KARI), “in the period from 1 August to 7 September 2022 in the framework of the program of lunar exploration will be launched to the orbital module”. The exact launch date will be determined later based on weather conditions.
As noted in South Korea, according to plans, the orbital module must be in the orbit of the moon prior to December 16, 2022 and February 2023, will begin to fulfill its primary mission: the module will be constantly at an altitude of about 100 km, photographing the lunar surface, collecting other information and transmitting it to the Ground. This will be the first phase of the lunar exploration program in South Korea. In the second stage, the Koreans are going to have to deliver directly on the surface of the moon its research unit.
it was Originally planned that the launch of the orbital module will take place in 2020 or even earlier, but due to technical difficulties had to postpone the implementation.
