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EN WIRE · 2026-09-29 17:56

67,000 National Satellite Images to Be Released Free of Charge

Mostly True

A total of 67,000 images from South Korea's national satellites will be made available to the public at no cost, according to information published by the government.

원문 주장 (KR)
국가위성 영상 6만7000장이 무료 공개된다

Free Public Access to Satellite Imagery

The release covers satellite imagery accumulated under national satellite programs, which will now be open for free public use. The announcement stems from an official government document confirming that the 67,000 images will be disclosed without charge.

The dataset is expected to benefit researchers, developers and businesses that rely on satellite imagery for applications such as mapping, land monitoring and geospatial analysis. Detailed terms of use and distribution channels for the imagery were not specified in the available material.

The Ministry of Science and ICT oversees the country's national satellite programs, though the available documentation does not specify which ministry or agency is administering the image release.

With 67,000 images set to become freely available, the claim that the national satellite images are being opened to the public at no cost is Mostly True.

Sources — primary documents (7)
  1. https://www.kasa.or.kr
  2. https://www.korea.kr/search/searchTotal.do?keyword=%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80%EC%9C%84%EC%84%B1%20%ED%91%9C%EC%A4%80%EC%98%81%EC%83%81
  3. https://www.kasa.go.kr/prog/plcyBrf/brief/kor/sub01_01_04/view.do?plcyBrfNo=508
  4. https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/003/0014220362
  5. https://www.korea.kr
  6. https://www.kasa.go.kr/cmm/fms/FileDown.do?atchFileId=FILE_000000004956Ql5&fileSn=0
  7. https://www.kasa.go.kr/cmm/fms/FileDown.do?atchFileId=FILE_000000004956Ql5&fileSn=2

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