Mir
ActiveAgency for Defense Development (ADD)
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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
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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 -
Full Name
Mir
Payload Capacity
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Low Earth Orbit
500.0 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
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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.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Mir | Demo Flight
Agency for Defense Development | South KoreaSea Launch
TBD August, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version 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, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
Low Earth OrbitFlight Record
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