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NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit LC-2 Naro Space Center, South Korea

Third flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying NEXTSat-2 as well as SNIPE A through D.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • May 25, 2023, 10:57 a.m.

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin • May 25, 2023, 9:24 a.m.

Liftoff.

LL2 • May 25, 2023, 5:50 a.m.

Livestream has started

Cosmic_Penguin • May 25, 2023, 3:02 a.m.

GO for launch.

Cosmic_Penguin • May 24, 2023, 7:43 a.m.

Scrubbed for the day due to launcher communication issue.

Nuri

Family:
Configuration: 2

Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.

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Specifications

Stages
3
Length
47.2 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Fairing Diameter
3.5 m
Launch Mass
200.0 T
Thrust
2612.0 kN

Family

Name
Nuri
Family
―
Variant
2
Alias
―
Full Name
KSLV-2 Nuri

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
2600.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

(KARI)

Administrator: Lee Sang-Ryool Founded: 1989 Successes: 5 Failures: 3 Pending: 2

Agency Type:

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of Republic of Korea. Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town.

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