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South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites

Leading KASA as it plans yearly Nuri launches through 2032 and reports the constellation's first imagery

South Korea's Nuri rocket placed five NEONSAT microsatellites in orbit on Oct. 7, and all five made contact with ground stations within hours. They sent back their first images about 14 hours after liftoff, the Korea AeroSpace Administration said on Oct. 15.

Updated Oct 24

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By launching five national satellites simultaneously and succeeding in initial contact with all of them, we have verified Korea's capabilities in satellite mass production and constellation operations.

from South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites · Updated Oct 24

We will pursue at least one Nuri launch a year through 2032, and through that further improve Nuri's reliability and shift to a private-sector-led commercial launch service.

from South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites · Updated Oct 24

Compared with the U.S., China and Japan, Korea's launch experience is still at an early stage, so raising launch vehicle reliability is most important.

from South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites · Updated Oct 24

"The success of the fifth launch further enhanced the reliability of the Nuri rocket," KASA Administrator Oh Tae-seok said.

from South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites · Updated Oct 24

"The successful deployment of the satellite constellation demonstrated (South Korea's) more advanced space transportation capability, enabling a range of missions to be carried out in line with customers' desired orbits and schedules."

from South Korea's Nuri rocket deploys five NEONSAT microsatellites · Updated Oct 24