KMA's Current and Future Satellite Programs

The Korean second geostationary meteorological satellite, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) is currently operational for space-based weather observation. The National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has been operating the GK2A since July 2019. The KMA utilizes the GK2A observation data to monitor not only typhoons and hazardous weather forecasts but also climate change, and provides services to domestic and international users. The NMSC has developed and provided various satellite products, and in particular, it is also developing simulated imagery such as nighttime true color RGB imagery using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. In addition, the KMA has been planned to develop the GK2A follow-on satellite to succeed the mission of the currently operating GK2A successfully in 2031. The GK2A follow-on satellite will be named as GEO-KOMPSAT-5 (GK5) and it will have two payloads, one is the meteorological imager which is improved compared to the AMI of the GK2A on channels and spatial resolution. And the other is a set of space weather payloads named as Korean Space wEather Monitor (KSEM)-II will consist of a particle detector, magnetometer, and charging monitor. Moreover, new products and data service using the GK5 mission will be improved with various ways and timely provision such as through Cloud service, Open API, real-time FTP service, and satellite broadcast. More details on the KMA’s future satellite program information will be shared at the conference.