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Mir: Demo Flight

Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.

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Wednesday, 11 November 202605:00 UTC
Mir: Demo Flight

Mission Data

Agency for Defense Development
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทAgency for Defense DevelopmentEst. 1970
Launch VehicleMir
Vehicle FamilyMir
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record1 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadADD Offshore launch platform
LocationSea Launch ???
Orbital Launches This Year#262
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad1
Launches From This Site40
Status Note

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

About Mir

Mir (Korean for a kind of dragon, and previously only known as "Solid-fuel space launch vehicle") is a South Korean military developed small satellite launch vehicle for "quick response" usage. First orbital test launch in December 2023 omits the 2nd stage but still carries satellite into orbit.

Launch updates

  1. NET November 11.

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  2. NET November 10 per new NOTAMs.

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  3. Reverted back to November TBD due to lack of NOTAMs and sighting of launch platform at the designated launch location.

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  4. NET November 4 per marine navigation warnings, TBC.

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  5. NET November.

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  6. Scrubbed for the day.

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  7. Delayed to NET June 30 per new NOTAMs.

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  8. NET June 29 per new NOTAMs.

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  9. Reverted to NET June with cancellation of NOTAMs.

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  10. Delayed to NET June 8 per new NOTAMs.

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Launch Site

ADD Offshore launch platform ยท 33.2167ยฐN 126.3667ยฐE

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.