Agency for Defense DevelopmentMirADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch
Demo Flight
Image: Yonhap
Summary
The Mir Demo Flight is the first orbital launch of the full version of South Korea’s military small satellite launch vehicle, following earlier suborbital stage tests and an orbital test without the second stage.
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Mir · Agency for Defense Development
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 1st Mir flightAgency for Defense Development's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt358th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
Demo Flight is expected to launch on an Agency for Defense Development Mir from ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch in 2026. It is Agency for Defense Development's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,531st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 1st Mir flight. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
News
Pad
ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch
Planned as the 2nd launch from ADD Offshore launch platform, 1st this year · 41st from Sea Launch
1 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Scrubbed for the day.
Show 9 earlier updates
Delayed to NET June 30 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2026 · source
NET June 29 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2026 · source
Reverted to NET June with cancellation of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/4/2026 · source
Delayed to NET June 8 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/30/2026 · source
Set launch to GO with release of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/26/2026 · source
NET June 1, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/21/2026 · source
Reverted back to NET May due to lack of NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/17/2026 · source
NET May 20, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/9/2026 · source
Delayed to NET May.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/22/2026 · source
Questions
When does Demo Flight launch?
Demo Flight is scheduled in 2026.
Where can I watch Demo Flight live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Demo Flight?
Mir, flown by Agency for Defense Development. Mir spec sheet
Where is Demo Flight launching from?
ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch.
What orbit is Demo Flight going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.