Korea to Launch First Agriculture-Forestry Satellite Sunday. Korea's First Agriculture-Forestry Satellite Heads to Space Farmland and Forests Monitored Every Three Days Sharper Subsidy Checks and Farmland Surveys Also Used for Crop Supply and Disaster Response. Korea's first satellite dedicated to agriculture and forestry, the "Agriculture-Forestry Satellite," is heading to space. The government plans to scan farmland and forests across the Korean Peninsula every three days using satellite imagery with a resolution of 5 meters, examining compliance with public agricultural subsidies, farmland use, and even crop supply conditions. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Friday that the Agriculture-Forestry Satellite, the fourth in Korea's next-generation mid-size satellite series, will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States at 4:10 p.m. Korea time on Sunday (12:10 a.m. local time). The Agriculture-Forestry Satellite is Korea's first independent satellite specialized for agriculture and forestry.