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Flight Test

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit LC-2 Naro Space Center, South Korea

Maiden flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying a dummy Payload of 1500 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.

Updates

SwGustav • Oct. 21, 2021, 10:29 a.m.

Orbit wasn't actually achieved


SwGustav • Oct. 21, 2021, 9:21 a.m.

The payload simulator was not placed into the correct orbit.


SwGustav • Oct. 21, 2021, 8 a.m.

Liftoff


Nuri

Family: KSLV
Configuration: 2

Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    47.2 m
  • Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    200 T
  • Thrust
    2612 kN
Family
  • Name
    Nuri
  • Family
    KSLV
  • Variant
    2
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    KSLV-2 Nuri
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2600 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

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Cho Gwang-rae Founded: 1989 Successes: 3 Failures: 3 Pending: 0

Agency Type: Government

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of Republic of Korea. Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town.

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