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Korea Aerospace Research InstituteKSLV Naro-1LC-1, Naro Space Center, South Korea

STSAT-2B

Launched

June 10, 2010

Launch Failure

Summary

STSAT-2B launched on a Korea Aerospace Research Institute KSLV Naro-1 from LC-1, Naro Space Center, South Korea on June 10, 2010. The mission failed: Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly during first stage burn. It was Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,060th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd KSLV Naro-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Result
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly during first stage burn.
Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
KSLV Naro-1 · Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
2nd KSLV Naro-1 flight · 1st this yearKorea Aerospace Research Institute's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,060th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

STSAT-2B was a South Korean science and technology satellite carried on the second flight of the Naro-1 launcher. Contact with the rocket was lost about 137 seconds after liftoff and the satellite never reached its planned elliptical low Earth orbit.

Pad

Map of LC-1

LC-1, Naro Space Center, South Korea

2nd launch from LC-1, 1st this year · 2nd from Naro Space Center, South Korea

3 launches from this pad · 9 from Naro Space Center, South Korea

289 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did STSAT-2B launch?

STSAT-2B launched on June 10, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Why did STSAT-2B fail?

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly during first stage burn.

Where can I watch STSAT-2B?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched STSAT-2B?

KSLV Naro-1, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute. KSLV Naro-1 spec sheet

Where did STSAT-2B launch from?

LC-1, Naro Space Center, South Korea.

What orbit was STSAT-2B going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.