ANASIS-II (Army Navy Air Force Satellite Information System-II), formerly called "KMilSatCom 1", is a South Korean military/government communications satellite which was launched on 20 July 2020. It was built by
Airbus Defence and Space as part of an
offset package into the purchase of 40
F-35 combat aircraft.[1]
Launch
The payload was launched aboard a reused 1st stage booster, B1058 featuring the NASA "worm" logo, which previously launched
SpaceX DM-2. After stage separation it successfully landed aboard the drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Both fairing halves were successfully caught by recovery ships Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief, making it the first successful catch attempt in which both halves were caught for reuse.
Operation
In October 2020, the
Chosun Ilbo reported that
Korean Armed Forces had not developed the
ground segment of ANASIS-II yet. It is likely that ANASIS-II will not be utilized for more than a year.[2]
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ).
Cubesats are smaller. Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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