Korea Aerospace Research InstituteKSLV-2 NuriLC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
CAS500-3
Launched
November 26, 2025 · 16:13 UTC
Image: KARI/VNA/CVN
Summary
CAS500-3 launched on a Korea Aerospace Research Institute KSLV-2 Nuri from LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea on November 26, 2025 at 16:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:54 to 16:14 UTC. It was Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,130th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th KSLV-2 Nuri flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Bicheon, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 13 of them payloads.
- Watch
- [공식] 누리호 4차 발사 현장 생중계한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV
- Vehicle
- KSLV-2 Nuri · Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th KSLV-2 Nuri flight · 1st this yearKorea Aerospace Research Institute's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,130th orbital launch attempt281st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Bicheon · NORAD 66650 · 2025-274 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-274A
- Epoch
- 2025-11-28 15:57:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.91583094 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00107321
- Inclination
- 97.7378°
- Ascending node
- 260.1137°
- Arg. of perigee
- 305.2408°
- Mean anomaly
- 54.7805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 30
- B*
- 0.00016109753
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+49SSupersonic
- T+1M9SMax-Q
- T+2M5SStage 2 Separation
- T+3M54SFairing Separation
- T+4M32SStage 3 Separation
- T+12M37SStage 3 Cutoff
- T+13M27SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+15M27SPayload Deployment Sequence End
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 13 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 14 still in orbit
- Bicheon · NORAD 66650 · in orbit
- INHA-RoSAT · NORAD 66653 · in orbit
- JACK-003 · NORAD 66654 · in orbit
- CAS500-3 · NORAD 66655 · in orbit
- SPIRONE · NORAD 66657 · in orbit
- COSMIC · NORAD 66658 · in orbit
- JACK-004 · NORAD 66659 · in orbit
- Hana · NORAD 66661 · in orbit
- E3 TESTER KARI-1 · NORAD 66662 · in orbit
- K-HERO · in orbit
- PERSAT01 · in orbit
- ETRISat · in orbit
Show 1 more payload
- Sejong-4 · in orbit
KSLV-II No. 4 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CAS500-3 is a South Korean Earth observation satellites to be used by the Ministry of Science and ICT for space technology verification and space science research.
Pad
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
5th launch from LC-2, 1st this year · 8th from Naro Space Center, South Korea
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 27, 1:13 AM GMT+9, at night
6 launches from this pad · 9 from Naro Space Center, South Korea
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success with main payload confirmed in contact.
Show 7 earlier updates
Payloads deployed.
hitura-nobad · 11/26/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 11/26/2025 · source
New T-0 16:13:00 UTC, due to abnorminal pressure value.
hitura-nobad · 11/26/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2025 · source
Official Webcast by 한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV has started
LL2 · 11/26/2025 · source
NET November 26 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/27/2025 · source
Questions
When did CAS500-3 launch?
CAS500-3 launched on November 26, 2025 at 16:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:54 to 16:14 UTC.
Where can I watch CAS500-3?
Coverage: [공식] 누리호 4차 발사 현장 생중계. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CAS500-3?
KSLV-2 Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. KSLV-2 Nuri spec sheet
Where did CAS500-3 launch from?
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea. Liftoff was Nov 27, 1:13 AM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did CAS500-3 reach?
Bicheon, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did CAS500-3 launch?
13 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 13 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).