Soyuz-2.1a rocket will launch Korean mini-satellites into space for plasma research
State-owned Roscosmos Corporation announces that the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle has been selected by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) to launch its small CubeSats as part of the SNIPE mission. The SNIPE program (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment) - “Research of local properties of magnetospheric and ionospheric plasma” - provides for the deployment of a group of four 6U CubeSat spacecraft. […]