Korea's Nuri rocket to carry 1st microsatellite constellation in 5th launch

The Korea Times reports that 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 launch is scheduled for October 7 between 12:23 p.m. and 1:23 p.m. from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea.

The payload consists of five New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation for National Safety (NEONSAT) satellites as the primary payload and 10 CubeSats as secondary payloads. The five NEONSATs will be released in different directions at intervals of 35 to 40 seconds to prevent collisions.

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