Launch SuccessfulKorea Aerospace Research Institute

Nuri: NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE

Name: Nuri: NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE
Start: 2023-05-25T09:24:00Z
End: 2023-05-25T09:54:00Z
Location: LC-2

Third flight of the KSLV-II "Nuri" launch vehicle, carrying NEXTSat-2 as well as SNIPE A through D.

Thursday, 25 May 202309:24 UTC

Mission Data

🇰🇷Korea Aerospace Research InstituteEst. 1989

Launch VehicleKSLV-2 Nuri

Vehicle FamilyKSLV

Vehicle Record4 of 5 launches (80%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record6 successes / 3 failures (67%)

Success Streak4 consecutive

Mission TypeEarth Science

Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch PadLC-2

Location🇰🇷 Naro Space Center, South Korea KOR

Orbital Launches This Year#77

Agency Launches This Year#1

Launches From This Pad6

Launches From This Site9

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.

25 May 2023, 10:57 UTC
Launch success.
25 May 2023, 09:24 UTC
Liftoff.
25 May 2023, 05:50 UTC
Livestream has started
25 May 2023, 03:02 UTC
GO for launch.
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24 May 2023, 07:43 UTC
Scrubbed for the day due to launcher communication issue.
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24 May 2023, 04:54 UTC
Livestream has started
11 Apr 2023, 08:36 UTC
NET May 24
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29 Mar 2023, 05:11 UTC
NET TBD May 2023
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23 Mar 2023, 10:15 UTC
Adding launch NET May 10 at 09:00 UTC
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LC-2 · 34.4319°N 127.5351°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.