S. Korea's Earth observation satellite successfully put into orbit

A South Korean Earth observation satellite has successfully entered low-Earth orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, the country's space agency said.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the next-generation midsized satellite No.

4 lifted off at 12:12 a.m.

Tuesday (California local time), or 4:12 p.m.

Tuesday (South Korea time), as part of the Transporter-17 rideshare mission, which carried 81 payloads.

The satellite successfully separated from the lau ...