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Nuri | Flight Test

Name: Nuri | Flight Test
Start: 2021-10-21T08:00:00.000Z
Location: LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea

Korea Aerospace Research Institute · KSLV-2 Nuri · LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea

Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 5th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,138th orbital launch attempt

October 21, 2021Add to calendar

Failure

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

Window: Oct 21, 06:05 – Oct 21, 10:20 UTC

Flight preview

Maiden flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying a dummy Payload of 1500 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.

Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

No booster details available.

Orbit wasn't actually achieved
SwGustav · 10/21/2021 · source
The payload simulator was not placed into the correct orbit.
SwGustav · 10/21/2021 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/21/2021
Launch time added per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2021 · source
Added launch
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/12/2021 · source

5 launches from this pad · 8 from Naro Space Center, South Korea