JOURNAL OF SPACE SECURITY ISSN:3058-5759(Print) 한국우주안보학회지

Space security is a new area of national security that is separate from transitional national security. While the spatial location of space security is the universe, it involves significant ripple effects on every space on the Earth, including land, ocean, and aerial spaces. Space technology is utilized as a powerful means for human security. This study aims to manage space assets, develop technologies, and establish legal systems for stable and sustainable space activities, comprised of space environment management and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) for space security. To this end, this study presents three specific subordinate projects: “the study on how to establish a space object tracking radar system for security purpose”, “the study on comprehensive satellite operation plans for security purpose”, and “the study on space information distribution plans related to security”. Using a space object tracking radar system for security purposes makes it possible to track Low Earth Orbit (LEO) objects passing over the Korean Peninsula, to generate precise orbit data in an independent way, and to provide imaging data for the objects in space. These information can be mainly used for the conjugation analysis between the national space assets and any approaching secondary space object in a timely manner. Comprehensive satellite operation plans for security purposes provide details about technical performance, operation performance, etc., which should be stated for the handover to the dedicated organization of national satellites developed according to the plan for satellite development for public institutions. These plans specify the roles of developers and operators and manage operation configurations for the regular operation, troubleshooting, and performance management of multiple satellites, By operating various satellites in an efficient and integrated manager and forming a stable network, it becomes possible to establish environments where satellite image data are provided to related departments for satellite control image transmission at domestic and abroad as a control tower for national security. The space information distribution platform utilizes satellite information to solve various social issues, such as environmental energy resources, food security, disaster responds, etc., as the general number of satellite around the globe increases and space technology advances. Satellites information is unique data collected over the entire earth for an extended period in near real-time conditions. This information may be utilized for various areas of human life, and this way of satellite information supply makes it possible to distribute traditional image products and provide cloud-based platform services in either direct transmission or form of subscription.