South Korea prepares to launch a space rocket.

South Korea is ready for the launch of its domestically produced Nuri space rocket on May 24th.

South Korea's first domestically produced rocket, the Nuri, at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province. (Source: Yonhap)

According to the Ministry of Science and Information Technology , the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) confirmed that final checks showed that technical issues were resolved and weather forecasts met the conditions for the launch.

The Nuri space rocket (also known as KSLV-II) is 47.2 meters long, has a diameter of up to 3.5 meters, and weighs 17.5 tons.

Unlike the first and second launches, which only carried simulated satellites, the third Nuri rocket launch will carry eight experimental satellites capable of performing actual missions.

The primary satellite to be carried on the Nuri rocket will be a second-generation small satellite developed by the Artificial Satellite Research Center of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

In addition, there are four space weather observation satellites from the Korea Aerospace Science Institute (KASI) and three cubic satellites developed by three private companies (Justek, Lumir, Kairo Space).

The Nuri rocket was placed on the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on the afternoon of May 23rd. The Nuri space rocket is expected to launch at approximately 6:24 PM local time (4:24 PM Hanoi time).

If this rocket launch is successful, it will demonstrate South Korea's ability to operate a space vehicle capable of carrying payload satellites into target orbits.

South Korea conducted its first test launch of the Nuri rocket on October 21, 2021. The rocket reached its target altitude of 700km but failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit due to an earlier-than-expected burnout in its third-stage engine.

In June 2022, South Korea successfully launched the Nuri space rocket, placing a satellite into orbit and marking a significant milestone in the country's space program.

To date, South Korea has become the seventh country in the world to develop a space launch vehicle capable of carrying satellites weighing more than 1 ton, after Russia, the United States, France, China, Japan, and India.

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