韩国从20世纪90年代初才开始进军卫星业务领域,比美国和苏联晚了数十年,并且直到1995年才拥有了第一颗商业通信卫星“无穷花”- 1号。但由于具有包括电子工业在内的技术基础和较好的经济实力,韩国航天技术发展呈现出迅猛态势。按计划,韩国将在2007年成为世界上又一个能独立自主研制并发射卫星的国家,2008年左右其卫星侦察监视网络以及信息传输体系初具规模,这将进一步提高韩国军队的作战能力。 South Korea had only begun to enter the satellite business since the early 1990s, decades after the United States and the Soviet Union, and it was not until 1995 that it had the first commercial communication satellite, “Infinity Flower” - No.1. However, due to its technological base and good economic strength, including the electronics industry, the development of space technology in South Korea has shown a swift and violent development. According to the plan, South Korea will become another country in the world capable of independently developing and launching satellites in 2007, and its satellite reconnaissance and surveillance network and information transmission system will take shape before 2008, which will further enhance the combat capability of South Korean troops.