425 Project

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Falcon 9 Carrying First SAR Satellite of 425 Project on Bandwagon-1 Mission

The 425 Project is a South Korean military space program aimed at developing and deploying a constellation of five reconnaissance satellites to enhance the country's independent military satellite capabilities. The project focuses on monitoring North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile activities in near-real time and reducing reliance on foreign intelligence assets. The project is managed by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).[1][2][3][4]

Satellites

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425 Project satellite also have a KORSAT designations, all the satellites launched on Falcon 9 and SAR components launch under SpaceX Bandwagon rideshare program.[5][6][7]

Name COSPAR-ID Launch date (UTC) Launch vehicle Orbital apsis Inclination Period (min) Status
425 Project EO/IR Sat-1 (KORSAT-7)[6][8] 2023-185B 01 December 2023 Falcon 9 Block 5 Operational
425 Project SAR Sat-1 (KORSAT-1)[5][9] 2024-066L 07 April 2024 Operational
425 Project SAR Sat-2 (KORSAT-2)[10] 2024-247A 21 December 2024 Operational
425 Project SAR Sat-3 (KORSAT-3)[11] 2025-081A 22 April 2025 Operational
425 Project SAR Sat-4 (KORSAT-4)[12] 02 November 2025 Operational

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