(MENAFN) Lomonosov, a satellite carrying a space telescope, developed by South Korean scientists to observe the early evolution of Gamma-ray bursts, was just put into orbit.
In more detail, Russia succeeded in the launch of a rocket with three small satellites; Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218, from a site in the Far Eastern Amur region.
Lomonosov, a 500-kg science satellite, carried the Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) pathfinder, a telescope developed by a highly intelligent South Korean team.
Specifically, It will be used to capture X-and Gamma-rays for 3 years in the wake of a 3-month test operation, moreover, this telescope is the 1st S. Korean initiative in international space research.
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