South Korea is poised to launch its first satellite equipped with synthetic aperture radar coupled to a follow-on launch in mid-2012 to expand its space-based Earth observations capability. Funded by the education and science ministry, Kompsat 3 will have an optical resolution greater than 1 metre and like its predecessors it is designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and built by Korea Aerospace Industries.
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机译：韩国准备发射第一颗配备合成孔径雷达的卫星，并在2012年中期进行后续发射，以扩大其天基地球观测能力。由教育和科学部资助的Kompsat 3的光学分辨率将大于1米，与前代产品一样，它是由Korea Aerospace Research Institute设计并由Korea Aerospace Industries建造的。
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