Korea's Nuri rocket to carry 1st microsatellite constellation in 5th launch
Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket will carry 15 satellites on its fifth launch next month, including five satellites that will form part of the country's first domestically launched microsatellite constellation, the space agency said Tuesday. The launch is scheduled for Oct. 7 between 12:23 p.m. and 1:23 p.m. from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, with the exact…
Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket will be launched on its fifth mission next month, carrying 15 satellites into space. Among these, five satellites will form the country's inaugural microsatellite constellation, according to the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA). The launch is set for October 7, with the exact time to be determined on the day itself.
The Nuri rocket is scheduled to take off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, roughly 330 kilometers south of Seoul. The primary payload, the New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation for National Safety (NEONSAT), includes five satellites weighing approximately 500 kilograms in total. Ten CubeSats, each weighing around 96 kilograms, will serve as secondary payloads.
This mission marks the first attempt for the Nuri rocket to deploy multiple satellites of the same mission type sequentially into orbit. To avoid potential collisions, the five NEONSATs will be launched in various directions with intervals of 35 to 40 seconds between each satellite's deployment. This marks Korea's first attempt at launching a satellite constellation on a single rocket.
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