Nuri, Korea Space Launch Vehicle, KSLV-2, launch vehicle, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Sacheon, South Korea

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Nuri on Wikipedia

 

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Nuri maiden launch

Oct 21, 2021

Nuri was launched on its first flight from the Naro Space Center, South Korea, on 21 October 2021, at 08:00 UTC (17:00). Nuri (누리호), also known as KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2) is a three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The first stage of KSLV-II has four 75-ton liquid engines, designed to generate a combined thrust of 300 tons.
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The first launch of Nuri

 

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"South Korea test launches 1st domestically made space rocket"

October 21, 2021

 

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The second launch of Nuri (KSLV-II)

Jun 21, 2022

For its second test flight, Nuri launched a test satellite (1500 kg) into a Sun-synchronous orbit, from the Naro Space Center, South Korea, on 21 June 2022, at 07:00 UTC (16:00 local time). Nuri (누리호), also known as KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2) is a three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to “directly put a 1.5-ton application satellite into a 600-800 km Sun-synchronous orbit”.
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누리호 2차 발사
Nuri second launch

 

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Nuri 3 – the third launch of Nuri

May 25, 2023

For its third flight, Nuri launched 8 satellites into a Sun-synchronous orbit, from the Naro Space Center, South Korea, on 25 May 2023, at 09:24 UTC (18:24 local time). Nuri (누리호), also known as KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2) is a three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to “directly put a 1.5-ton application satellite into a 600-800 km Sun-synchronous orbit”.

 

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Nuri launches 13 satellites

Nov 26, 2025

The fourth Nuri launch vehicle (Nuri 4/ 누리호 4) launched 13 satellites, including CAS500-3, into a Sun-synchronous orbit, from the Naro Space Center, South Korea, on 26 November 2025, at 16:13 UTC (27 November, at 01:13 local time). Nuri (누리호), also known as KSLV-II (Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2) is a three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to “directly put a 1.5-ton application satellite into a 600-800 km Sun-synchronous orbit”.