Korea Aerospace Research InstituteKSLV-2 NuriLC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
NeonSat-2 to 6
Launched
October 7, 2026 · 03:25 UTC
Image: KARI/VNA/CVN
Summary
Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s KSLV-2 Nuri launched from LC-2 at Naro Space Center, successfully inserting NeonSat-2 to 6 and ten ride-sharing small satellites into target orbits. The NeonSat constellation marks the government’s first mass-production satellite system for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula.
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- Vehicle
- KSLV-2 Nuri · Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th KSLV-2 Nuri flight · 1st this yearKorea Aerospace Research Institute's 9th launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,410th orbital launch attempt237th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OBJECT A · NORAD 100955 · 2026-229A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NEONSAT-02
- Object ID
- 2026-229A
- Epoch
- 2026-10-15 22:34:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.97320246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011687
- Inclination
- 97.6973°
- Ascending node
- 24.9668°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.1381°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.1083°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 133
- B*
- 0.000144762
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.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M3SStage 2 Separation
- T+3M53SFairing Separation
- T+4M28SStage 3 Separation
- T+12M41SStage 3 Cutoff
- T+13M30SPayload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+17M15SPayload Deployment Sequence End
About this launch
NeonSat-2 to 6 launched on a Korea Aerospace Research Institute KSLV-2 Nuri from LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea on October 7, 2026 at 03:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:23 to 04:23 UTC. It was Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 9th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,410th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th KSLV-2 Nuri flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 574 × 591 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula. 10 ride-sharing small satellites from various Korean institutes and organizations will also fly on this launch: * SLEDGE * GBSAT * PERSAT02 * UEL-Y-Sys * SD-1 SAT * E3_TESTER-KARI-2 * DaejonSat-1 * BEE-1012 * JACK-007 * CPSat
News
Pad
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
6th launch from LC-2, 1st this year · 9th from Naro Space Center, South Korea
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 7, 12:25 PM GMT+9, in daylight
6 launches from this pad · 9 from Naro Space Center, South Korea
314 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Naro Space Center, South KoreaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
All payload have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2026 · source
Official Webcast by 우주항공청 KASA has started
LL2 · 10/7/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2026 · source
GO for launch on October 7.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Delayed to NET October.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2026 · source
NET September.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/17/2026 · source
NET Q3 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/17/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/9/2025 · source
Questions
When did NeonSat-2 to 6 launch?
NeonSat-2 to 6 launched on October 7, 2026 at 03:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:23 to 04:23 UTC.
Where can I watch NeonSat-2 to 6?
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What rocket launched NeonSat-2 to 6?
KSLV-2 Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. KSLV-2 Nuri spec sheet
Where did NeonSat-2 to 6 launch from?
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea. Liftoff was Oct 7, 12:25 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did NeonSat-2 to 6 reach?
It reached a 574 × 591 km orbit inclined 97.7°.