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South Korea becomes the 7th nation to develop a launch vehicle capable of lifting 1 ton+ payloads

June 22, 2022 by editorial

South Korea’s Nuri rocket launch from the Naro Space Center.

A South Korean satellite has made two-way communication with its ground station, officials said Wednesday, confirming the success of the country’s first-ever, self-powered, satellite deployment project.

South Korea successfully launched the 200-ton Nuri rocket from Naro Space Center in the country’s southern coastal village of Goheung — this was a major milestone in the country’s space program.

The rocket, also known as KSLV-II, succeeded in deploying satellites at a target altitude of 700 kilometers as planned, according to officials.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced a day after the launch that the performance verification satellite successfully made two-way communication with the ground station at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, at 3:01 a.m. on Wednesday.

The communication follows the satellite’s initial contact with South Korea’s King Sejong Station in Antarctica after the launch Tuesday.

South Korea’s King Sejong Station in Antarctica

“Following the two-way communication with the KARI ground station in Daejeon, Nuri’s satellite deployment capability has been fully confirmed,” the ministry said.

From the latest communication, KARI verified the satellite was functioning properly with its condition intact. KARI also commanded the satellite to sync up its clock with that of the ground station and also activated the satellite’s GPS transmitter.

KARI plans to monitor the satellite and stabilize its position, then release four small cubesats, which are currently joined to the performance verification satellite, one by one, starting in one week.

South Korea’s Nuri launch vehicle lifting off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on June 21, 2022. Launch photo is courtesy of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

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