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Korea Ocean Satellite Center

History

History of Korea Ocean Satellite Center

  • 2020
    • Feb Successfully launched the GOCI-II
    • Mar Successfully received images from the GOCI-II
    • Jul Constructed the ocean satellite operation building
    • Oct Provided the images from the GOCI-II to the public
  • 2019
    • Nov Signed a MOU with the National Institute of Ecology, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
  • 2016
    • May Conducted the field survey(KORUS-OC) in cooperation with the NASA
  • 2014
    • Apr Signed a MOU with the Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center(HyARC) of Nagoya University
    • Apr Signed a MOU with the National Institute of Environmental Research
  • 2012
    • Aug Signed a MOU with NHN (Naver Theme Map Service)
  • 2011
    • Apr Operated GOCI regularly and provided the images from the satellite to the public
    • Oct Installed the Aeronet-OC for the first time in Asia (in the Ocean Research Station in Ieodo)
    • Dec Selected as an operator of the GOCI (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
  • 2010
    • Jan Built overseas ocean satellite reception/processing system with X-band polar orbit
    • Jul Successfully received images from the GOCI
    • Jun Successfully launched GOCI
  • 2009
    • Oct Built the reception system of GOCI
  • 2008
    • Dec Constructed the Korea Ocean Satellite Center
  • 2005
    • May Started to build the Korea Ocean Satellite Center
  • 2002
    • Jan Conducted a pilot study of a geostationary ocean satellite and confirmed the COMS project
  • 1997
    • Jul Built the satellite remote sensing room of the ocean physics department