Nuri rocket lifts off in 5th launch
The Nuri rocket lifted off for its fifth launch Wednesday from the second launchpad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City. The rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, at 12:25 p.m. and completed its roughly 20-minute flight at around 12:45 p.m. The rocket separated its first stage about two…
The Nuri rocket successfully launched for its fifth mission from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on Wednesday. The rocket ascended to an altitude of 570 kilometers, deploying a swarm of five NEONSAT microsatellites and 10 CubeSats as its primary payload. Developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), each NEONSAT satellite is designed for Earth observation, capturing high-resolution images with a ground resolution of 1 meter in black and white and 4 meters in color. The flight concluded around 12:45 p.m., following the third stage's autopilot sequence.
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