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STSAT-2A (Science and Technology Satellite 2A) was a satellite launched by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) the national space agency of South Korea from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County South Jeolla using the Naro-1 (KSLV-1) rocket.The 100-kilogram (220 lb) satellite carried a Lyman- alpha Imaging Solar Telescope (LIST) as well as Satellite laser ranging (SLR) payload.The Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) developed STSAT-2A as a sun observation satellite laser ranging and engineering and technology demonstration sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology.