Nuriho, 5th launch tomorrow... Take 15 satellites into space

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Nuri is transported to the launch pad on a transporter (unmanned special mobile vehicle).

It is placed vertically on the launch pad by being placed on an erector, an erector device, and then fixed to the launch pad.

The Korean launch vehicle Nuri will embark on its fifth space flight tomorrow (7th) carrying 15 satellites, the largest number ever.

The scheduled launch time is between 12:23 and 1:23 p.m.

If the launch is successful, a total of 15 satellites will be sequentially placed into orbit, starting with the five micro-swarm satellites, which are the main satellites, at an altitude of 575 km about 13 minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff.

Nuri, which was first launched in 2021, failed in its first launch, but subsequently succeeded in its second, third, and fourth launches.

From the fourth launch, Hanwha Aerospace is in charge of production.

If Nuri succeeds in its fifth launch, it will have a success rate of 80%.

This fifth launch is expected to go beyond simple satellite transportation and become a test bed to demonstrate Nuri's 'mission-type space transportation' ability to precisely deploy multiple satellites.