S. Korea's Nuri rocket to carry 1st microsatellite constellation in 5th launch
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket will carry 15 sa...
Korea's indigenous Nuri rocket is set to carry 15 satellites during its fifth launch next month. Among these, five will form the country's inaugural microsatellite constellation, announced the space agency on Tuesday. Scheduled for October 7 between 12:23 p.m. and 1:23 p.m., the launch will take place from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, approximately 330 kilometers south of Seoul. The precise launch time will be determined on the day itself.
The primary payload comprises five New-space Earth Observation Satellite Constellation for National Safety (NEONSAT) satellites, each weighing around 500 kilograms. Ten smaller CubeSats, weighing roughly 96 kilograms each, serve as secondary payloads. This mission marks Nuri's first attempt to deploy multiple satellites of the same type sequentially. To avoid potential collisions, the five NEONSATs will be released in distinct directions with intervals ranging from 35 to 40 seconds between them.
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