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Korea Successfully Launches Homegrown Rocket Nuri
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The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister: Lee Jong-ho) and the Korea Aerospace Research Agency (KARI, President Lee Sang-Yul) announced that the second launch of the homegrown space launch vehicle Nuri (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II, KSLV-II), developed in order to secure Korea's space transportation capability, was successful, thanks to people’s interest and support.
After the Nuri rocket, which was launched at 16:00, finished its flight, KARI carried out an early analysis of the telemetry data sent from Nuri and confirmed that Nuri successfully separated and put the performance verification satellite into the targeted orbit.
After the launch, the flight of Nuri progressed normally in accordance with the set flight sequence.
The first, second and third stage engines of Nuri all burned out as planned and the fairing separation was also successful, making the separation of the performance verification satellite successful as well.
The location of the performance verification satellite was confirmed after it made communication with the King Sejong Station in Antarctica; two-way communication with KARI ground station will be conducted starting 3:00 a.m. the next day to check the satellite's state.
The success of Nuri is meaningful in that it shows Korea has secured its own capacity for independent space transportation and space development.
This launch has completed the development of Nuri, and four more test launches will be made by 2027 to improve the launch vehicle’s reliability.
Minister Lee Jong-ho of Science and ICT said, "Building on the experience and technologies of Nuri development, the government will promote the development of more advanced space launch vehicles to improve Korea's capabilities to launch satellites."
He continued, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Korean people for their warm encouragement and support throughout our journey, as well as to all scientists, engineers and industry people for their hard work and dedication to make the launch successful."
After the Nuri rocket, which was launched at 16:00, finished its flight, KARI carried out an early analysis of the telemetry data sent from Nuri and confirmed that Nuri successfully separated and put the performance verification satellite into the targeted orbit.
After the launch, the flight of Nuri progressed normally in accordance with the set flight sequence.
The first, second and third stage engines of Nuri all burned out as planned and the fairing separation was also successful, making the separation of the performance verification satellite successful as well.
The location of the performance verification satellite was confirmed after it made communication with the King Sejong Station in Antarctica; two-way communication with KARI ground station will be conducted starting 3:00 a.m. the next day to check the satellite's state.
The success of Nuri is meaningful in that it shows Korea has secured its own capacity for independent space transportation and space development.
This launch has completed the development of Nuri, and four more test launches will be made by 2027 to improve the launch vehicle’s reliability.
Minister Lee Jong-ho of Science and ICT said, "Building on the experience and technologies of Nuri development, the government will promote the development of more advanced space launch vehicles to improve Korea's capabilities to launch satellites."
He continued, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Korean people for their warm encouragement and support throughout our journey, as well as to all scientists, engineers and industry people for their hard work and dedication to make the launch successful."