01 December 2025 year Fr. 17:21 (UTC) from the Kuru Space Center, French Guiana, using a launch vehicle «Vega-C» KA DZZ of South Korea was launched «COMPSAT 7».
«COMPSAT 7» is an optical-electronic observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The KOMPSAT-7 spacecraft is the next model of the KOMPSAT-3A satellite. It is designed to acquire high-resolution satellite imagery for South Korea's national needs. KOMPSAT-7 is equipped with an AEISS-HR optical camera (Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System with High Resolution), which has a high resolution 30 cm in panchromatic mode, 1,2 m in color mode and 4 m in infrared mode.
«Vega C (Vega Consolidation) » is a European lightweight four-stage disposable launch vehicle capable of delivering up to 2300 kg of payload to high-altitude orbit 700 km.
At the moment, there are four operational satellites of the KOMPSAT type DZZ in low orbit and two meteorological spacecraft in geostationary orbit.
According to the CCS