Observation /en en Thales Alenia Space to provide the X-band Transmitter for South Korea’s Earth observation mission KOMPSAT-7 /en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-provide-x-band-transmitter-south-koreas-earth Madrid, 16th January, 2018 – Thales Alenia Space has signed a new contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, KARI, to deliver the X-band communications system for the KOMPSAT-7 mission (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 7), with a target launch in 2021 and a lifetime of five years. 16 Jan 2018 2723765 /sites/default/files/database/d7/assets/images/logo_tas_800_600_37_1.jpg