Korean satellite avoids space debris after collision warning 과학기술위성3호, 우주파편과 충

A Korean satellite that was on a crash course with a piece of space debris has avoided what could have been a potentially devastating collision Officials from the science ministry and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said they successfully communicated with the Science and Technology Satellite 3 on Sunday night and confirmed it was working normally Late last week, the United States warned Korea that the satellite could hit a 20-centimeter piece of debris that was produced after a Russian and U S satellite crashed into each other in 2009 Officials say they changed the satellite′s altitude to ensure it avoided the debris The Korean satellite, launched in November 2013, is used to forecast geological events