South Korea's Kompsat-3A/Arirang-3A high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite on March 25 was successfully placed into low Earth orbit by a Russian-Ukrainian Dnepr rocket operated from Russia's Yasny spaceport. Kosmotras of Moscow, the launch service provider, and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute, KARI, said the satellite was in its intended orbit, and was sending signals. Liftoff occurred at 6:08 p.m. EDT. The launch, which had been delayed because of Dnepr availability, is the latest sign that despite the year-long hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, cooperative efforts that generate hard currency, such as Denpr, are being maintained despite occasional statements to the contrary in Russia.
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