Mir (3 stage)
In-activeAgency for Defense Development (ADD)
Dec. 4, 2023
Description
Mir (Korean for a kind of dragon, and previously only known as "Solid-fuel space launch vehicle") is a South Korean military developed small satellite launch vehicle for "quick response" usage. First orbital test launch in December 2023 omits the 2nd stage but still carries satellite into orbit.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
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Fairing Diameter
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Thrust
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Family
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Name
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Alias
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage) -
Full Name
Mir (3 stage)
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
100.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Agency for Defense Development
Government
None
ADD 1970The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is the South Korean national agency for research and development in defense technology, funded by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Its purpose is contributing to enforcing the national defence, to improving the national R&D capacity, and to fostering the domestic defense industry.
Mir (3 stage) | S-STEP
Agency for Defense Development | South KoreaSea Launch
Dec. 4, 2023, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus. First orbital test launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022. Does not include planned 2nd stage of the full LV.
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