Korea Aerospace Research InstituteKSLV-2 NuriLC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE
Launched
May 25, 2023 · 09:24 UTC
Image: KARI/VNA/CVN
Summary
NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE launched on a Korea Aerospace Research Institute KSLV-2 Nuri from LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea on May 25, 2023 at 09:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:54 to 09:54 UTC. It was Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,445th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd KSLV-2 Nuri flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NEXTSAT-2, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 548 × 557 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- [공식] 누리호 3차 발사 현장 생중계한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV
- [공식] 누리호 3차 발사 현장 생중계_발사 연기한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV
- Vehicle
- KSLV-2 Nuri · Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd KSLV-2 Nuri flight · 1st this yearKorea Aerospace Research Institute's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,445th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NEXTSAT-2 · NORAD 56743 · 2023-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-072A
- Epoch
- 2023-05-25 14:00:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.07095207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006535
- Inclination
- 97.5419°
- Ascending node
- 332.9072°
- Arg. of perigee
- 304.131°
- Mean anomaly
- 142.2373°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; 7 still in orbit
- NEXTSAT-2 · NORAD 56743 · in orbit
- SNIPE 4 · NORAD 56744 · in orbit
- SNIPE 2 · NORAD 56745 · in orbit
- SNIPE 1 · re-entered September 24, 2026
- KSAT3U · in orbit
- JAC · in orbit
- LUMIR-T1 · in orbit
KSLV-II No. 3 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying NEXTSat-2 as well as SNIPE A through D.
Pad
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
4th launch from LC-2, 1st this year · 7th from Naro Space Center, South Korea
Local pad time at liftoff: May 25, 6:24 PM GMT+9, in daylight
6 launches from this pad · 9 from Naro Space Center, South Korea
338 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Naro Space Center, South KoreaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/25/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/25/2023 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to launcher communication issue.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/24/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 5/24/2023 · source
NET May 24
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/11/2023 · source
NET TBD May 2023
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/29/2023 · source
Adding launch NET May 10 at 09:00 UTC
Nosu · 3/23/2023 · source
Questions
When did NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE launch?
NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE launched on May 25, 2023 at 09:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:54 to 09:54 UTC.
Where can I watch NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE?
Coverage: [공식] 누리호 3차 발사 현장 생중계; [공식] 누리호 3차 발사 현장 생중계_발사 연기. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE?
KSLV-2 Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. KSLV-2 Nuri spec sheet
Where did NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE launch from?
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea. Liftoff was May 25, 6:24 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE reach?
NEXTSAT-2, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 548 × 557 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).