Conduct scientific missions such as star formation and space storm measurements and also technology demonstration in space.
"Carries 36 Ku-band transponders, providing Internet access, television broadcast and other multimedia services in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Guam, Southeast Asia, and South Asia."
"Joint venture, commercial and Brazilian Air Force. 57 Ka-band and X-band transponders."
"Support Geographical Information Systems, environmental, agricultural and oceanographic monitoring. There may also be a miltary/strategic imaging role."
To develop the first Korean SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Satellite