Nuri flew into space... Normal flight carrying 15 satellites

Takeoff from Naro Space Center at 12:25 p.m.... 1st and 2nd stage separation

5 constellation satellites and 10 cube satellites deployed at an altitude of 570 km

(Naro Space Center, Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seung-han and Park Sang-hyun = The Korean launch vehicle Nuri flew into space carrying 15 satellites at 12:25 p.m. on the 7th.

Nuri's launch preparations went smoothly and it took off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do at the scheduled time announced by the Korea Aerospace Administration this morning.

Nuri's first stage was separated about 2 minutes after takeoff, and the fairing (satellite protection cover) was separated about 4 minutes later. About 4 minutes and 30 seconds after launch, the second stage was separated.

The expected drop points for the first stage, fairing, and second stage are the sea, about 396 km, 1,587 km, and 2,667 km away from the launch site, respectively.

It was confirmed that Nuri passed an altitude of 300 km and was in normal flight.

Nuri was equipped with five micro-swarm satellites 2 to 6 and 10 cube satellites, which are the main satellites.

Nuri will sequentially insert these satellites into an orbit at an altitude of 570 km. The micro-swarm satellites are launched one at a time every 35 to 40 seconds, and the cube satellites are launched two at a 10-second interval.