• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.116-124
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• 2008

Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) is developing COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) which is scheduled to take off in June, 2009. COMS is the first geosynchronous satellite developed in Korea which is able to perform three missions 24 hours a day. The oceanic payload was transferred from France to Korea in November, 2008 and made it possible to integrate all three payload together. After the integration COMS is planned to be transferred to Guiana Space Center (on French territory) to be launched. In this paper the trend of domestic and international development of the multi-purpose geosynchronous satellite considering the COMS is the first operational geosynchronous multipurpose satellite in the world.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.136.2-136.2
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• 2012

저궤도지구관측 위성의 광학탑재체는 위성이 궤도에 진입한 이후 관측과 같은 주요 임무를 전담하는 중요 시스템이다. 광학탑재체가 장착된 위성이 발사체에 탑재되어 발사하는 순간부터 우주의 궤도에 진입하기까지 극심한 진동 환경에 노출된다. 이러한 상황을 예측하여 설계된 해당 시스템은 발사 이전에 진동 환경을 모사하는 시험을 통해 완벽하게 검증되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 저궤도지구관측위성용 광학탑재체에 대하여 실시한 진동 환경 시험 방법 및 분석 내용을 소개하고자한다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.98-104
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• 2009

A solid kick motor is used for propulsion system of KSLV-I 2nd stage. During combustion of the kick motor, vibration and shock could be generated. And it could be transferred to the vehicle equipment bay through the kick motor body. If vibration and shock transferred to the vehicle equipment bay are considerable, electrical equipments could be disordered. Therefore we need to verify influence of vibration and shock caused by combustion of the kick motor. In this research, we measured vibration of the kick motor on the ground firing test. Based on this measurement data, we analyzed random vibration and shock response spectrum.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.76-81
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• 2016

At negative-g condition, a float-type valve can open the passage of fuel in order to it flows continuously through a pressurized fuel tank system. Since specialized test conditions and high-cost supports are required, it is truly difficult to test the valve in a real high-speed test. Therefore, this paper contains performance analysis of a float-type fuel supply valve through flight tests conducting roll and negative-g maneuvers.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.363-368
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• 2007

Lithium-ion batteries providing high gravimetric energy density are rapidly replacing Ni-Cd and Ni-H2 in aerospace applications. The main advantage is the weight reduction of the battery system. Weight is a major concern in aerospace applications. Also, lithium-ion offer low thermal dissipation, high energy efficiency, and low cell cost. The Onboard battery module for KSLV-I(Korea Space Launch Vehicle) contains 80 Sony US18650 cells configured as 10 strings in parallel, with each string containing 8 series connected cells. This allows to meet voltage and capacity requirements specified for the mission. In this paper design description and specifications of lithium-ion battery developed are presented. Qualification test flow is also shown to make sure the performance in the predicted space environment. Electrical performance was simulated by dedicated program, and verified with electronic load. Lastly, the capacity was proven on real equipment load assembly.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.51-57
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• 2007

상용 위성탑재카메라를 이용한 지표면의 고해상도 영상획득은 1990년대부터 세계 각국에서 많은 노력과 투자를 하고 있다. 미국은 이미 해상도 1m급의 IKONOS, Orbview 및 Quickbird 등을 운용하고 있으며 최근에는 해상도 0.5m급 이하의 위성탑재 카메라를 개발하고 있는 것으로 알려졌다. 러시아, 프랑스, 이스라엘, 일본 등도 1m급 탑재카메라를 개발 중이거나 운용중이며 우리나라도 다목적 실용위성 시리즈의 탑재카메라 개발을 통해 고해상도 위성 카메라를 운용 및 개발 중이다. 이러한 개발동향에 따라 고해상도 위성카메라의 광학부품과 구조부품에 대한 기술적 연구와 개발에도 많은 노력이 이루어지고 있는데, 국내에서도 향후 계속되는 국가의 위성탑재카메라 개발계획에 따라 요구되는 핵심 광구조 부품 개발을 위해 대구경 광학 부품이나 구조물에 대해서 단계적인 국내개발을 시작하고 있다. 우선적으로 한국항공우주연구원과 한국표준과학연구원은 연구원간 협력프로그램으로 대구경 우주급 반사경조립체에 대한 국내개발을 진행하고 있으며 우주환경에서의 광학시험에 필요한 관련 시설을 구축하고 있으므로 국내의 위성관련 광구조부품 개발 기술도 획기적으로 향상될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.48 no.9
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• pp.731-743
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• 2020

The hypersonic glide vehicle ascends to a high altitude by a rocket booster, separates it from the booster, and glides at a hypersonic speed of Mach 5 or higher at an altitude of about 30~70 km, changing its direction in the atmosphere. Since it moves on an unpredictable flight path rather than a parabolic trajectory, it is difficult to intercept with current missile defense systems. The U.S. conducted HTV-2 and AHW flight tests in the early 2010s to confirm the possibility of hypersonic gliding flights, and recently it has been developing hypersonic glide vehicle systems such as LRHW and ARRW. China has conducted several flight tests of the DF-ZF (WU-14) glide vehicle since 2014 and has been operating it with DF-17 missiles. Russia has conducted hypersonic glide vehicle research since the former Soviet Union, but it has repeatedly failed, and recently it has been successfully tested with the Avangard (Yu-71) glide vehicle mounted on the SS-19 ICBM. In this paper, the characteristics, flight test cases, and development trends of hypersonic glide vehicles developed or currently being developed in the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India, and Europe are reviewed and summarized.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.52-59
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• 2007

Telecommunication satellite consists of a bus system and an RF payload system with high efficiency and high gain reflector antennas. Antenna measurement and also RF system performance (antenna under test, payload and satellite level) have to be evaluated enough before launching in the far-field range or equivalent test range. Basically far-field range is required in a range from two hundred meters to several kilo meters, and it is highly constrained to the externa1 environment, like the RF and the whether environment So the compact antenna test range is developed and used efficiently without external environments as in-door facility. This paper describes the configuration of the compact antenna test range, the range error, and the physical concept of the plane wave illumination Also, it provides a overall design of the anechoic chamber and range parameter values to accommodate the precision measurements in antenna test range.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.495-506
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• 2011

COMS In-Orbit Tests(IOT), performed from July, 2010 to Jan, 2011, were successfully completed and the scientific data from MI and GOCI has been distributed officially from April, 2011. This paper focuses on the geometric calibration system tests conducted during the IOT. The geometric calibration process, which is one of the primary objectives of the IOT is the final step of COMS data pre-processing. The basic principles of the geometric calibration (or image navigation and registration, INR) algorithm for COMS are described and the functional and performance tests of COMS INR system were summarized according to the COMS IOT phases. Final performance testes were carried out using data sets acquired from the real-time COMS data pre-processing system. Geometric calibration accuracy of the COMS data showed excellent quality and met requirement specifications.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.64.1-64.1
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• 2009