Korea Aerospace Research InstituteKSLV-2 NuriLC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
Flight Test 2
Launched
June 21, 2022
Image: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Summary
Flight Test 2 launched on a Korea Aerospace Research Institute KSLV-2 Nuri from LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea on June 21, 2022. It was Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,250th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd KSLV-2 Nuri flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PVSAT, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 702 × 715 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- [공식] 누리호 2차 발사 현장 생중계한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV
- Vehicle
- KSLV-2 Nuri · Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd KSLV-2 Nuri flight · 1st this yearKorea Aerospace Research Institute's 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,250th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PVSAT · NORAD 52894 · 2022-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-065A
- Epoch
- 2022-06-21 10:07:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.57578127 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009052
- Inclination
- 98.0224°
- Ascending node
- 323.73°
- Arg. of perigee
- 241.3656°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.8345°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 8 still in orbit
- PVSAT · NORAD 52894 · in orbit
- Wiseongmosache · NORAD 52895 · in orbit
- STEP Cube Lab II · NORAD 52897 · in orbit
- RANDEV · NORAD 52898 · in orbit
- SNUGLITE-2 · NORAD 52899 · in orbit
- MIMAN · NORAD 52900 · in orbit
- AP-JOEY · NORAD 52983 · in orbit
KSLV-II No. 2 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying a dummy satellite Payload of 1500 kg to sun-synchronous orbit. The mission will in addition launch the performance verification satellite (PVSAT) and four Cubesats: - CubeSat (6U) STEP Cube Lab-II - CubeSat (3U) SNUGLITE-II - CubeSat (3U) MIMAN - CubeSat (3U) RANDEV
Pad
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
3rd launch from LC-2, 1st this year · 6th from Naro Space Center, South Korea
6 launches from this pad · 9 from Naro Space Center, South Korea
242 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Successful launch confirmed.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 6/21/2022 · source
English webcast live
Nosu · 6/21/2022 · source
Rescheduled for June 21
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/17/2022 · source
Scrubbed due to LOX tank sensor problem; requires roll-back
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2022 · source
Moving to June 16 due to weather
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/13/2022 · source
Refined launch window
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2022 · source
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/9/2022 · source
Added launch
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/25/2022 · source
Questions
When did Flight Test 2 launch?
Flight Test 2 launched on June 21, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Flight Test 2?
Coverage: [공식] 누리호 2차 발사 현장 생중계. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Flight Test 2?
KSLV-2 Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. KSLV-2 Nuri spec sheet
Where did Flight Test 2 launch from?
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea.
What orbit did Flight Test 2 reach?
PVSAT, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 702 × 715 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Flight Test 2 launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).