Nuri rocket successfully deploys 15 satellites
The Nuri rocket successfully lifted off in its fifth launch and deployed 15 satellites into their target orbit, Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from the second launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, 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 minutes after liftoff,…
The Nuri rocket, on its fifth launch, successfully deployed 15 satellites into their designated orbit on Wednesday. The rocket, which took off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City at 12:25 p.m., completed its approximately 20-minute flight by around 12:45 p.m. The rocket's first stage separated two minutes after liftoff, followed by the second stage four and a half minutes into the flight.
At around 12:40 p.m., the rocket reached an altitude of 570 kilometers and completed the sequential deployment of its primary payload, five NEONSAT swarm microsatellites, and 10 CubeSats. The flight concluded at around 12:45 p.m. following the third stage's autopilot sequence. Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) Administrator Oh Tae-seog confirmed that the Nuri rocket reached its intended orbit according to the planned flight sequence, with all five NEONSAT swarm microsatellites separated in the intended order.
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