Antenna Equipment at Geumsan Satellite Communications Ground Station No. 1

This antenna equipment was manufactured in 1969 by the American company Philco-Ford and went into operation after Korea's first satellite communications ground station was built at Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province, in 1970. Known as a Cassegrain antenna, it consists of a main reflector, a sub-reflector, an antenna support tower, and an antenna drive mechanism. Using the Intelsat III satellite positioned over the Pacific Ocean, it established an international communications network of 136 circuits linking seven Pacific-rim countries, including the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan, playing a pioneering role in the development of Korea's international telecommunications and giving it great technical and historical documentary value.

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Where it is

Region

Geumsan, Chungnam

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산