The South Korean Space Agency announced that South Korea plans to launch its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA, after tomorrow Tuesday.

South Korean news agency Yonhap reported today Sunday that the Korean Aerospace Administration said the 500 kg satellite will be launched at 4:10 p.m. Korea time.

The satellite is currently awaiting launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, after completing its prelaunch work such as function testing and fueling.

The administration said that “the satellite will separate from the launch vehicle about two hours and 22 minutes after launch, and make its first contact with Earth about 31 minutes later through the Svalbard Ground Station in Norway.”

The satellite carries domestically produced payloads, including an observation camera capable of photographing the Korean Peninsula as a whole every three days.

The government expects that the satellite will be used for a wide range of applications, including agriculture, forest management and monitoring changes in it, disaster response, climate change analysis, and enhancing public safety.