{"id":311562,"date":"2025-11-27T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311562\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:56:13","slug":"south-koreas-largest-satellite-launched-on-nuri-rocket-in-ambitious-space-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311562\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket in ambitious space mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/south-korea?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Korea<\/a> launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket early on Thursday, the fourth of six planned launches through 2027.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from the country\u2019s spaceport on an island off the southwestern coastal county of Goheung.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Aerospace officials said the rocket placed a 516kg (1,137-pound) science satellite and 12 microsatellites into a target orbit about 600km (372 miles) above Earth.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Korea Aerospace Administration said the main satellite made successful contact with a South Korean ground station in Antarctica about 40 minutes after lift-off at 1.55am., confirming that it was functioning normally, including the deployment of its solar panels.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 12 microsatellites will contact ground stations sequentially according to each device\u2019s communication schedule.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Bae Kyung-hoon, the country\u2019s science minister, declared the launch a success and said it reaffirms that South Korea has acquired independent space launch and transport capability.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People watch the fourth launch of South Korea\u2019s home-grown Nuri space rocket from Naro Space Centre in Goheung, South Korea, on Thursday. Photo: EPA\/Yonhap\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c2ad7c3c-d030-4fba-8179-7d95d176c12f_80102d39.jpg\" title=\"People watch the fourth launch of South Korea\u2019s home-grown Nuri space rocket from Naro Space Centre in Goheung, South Korea, on Thursday. Photo: EPA\/Yonhap\"\/>People watch the fourth launch of South Korea\u2019s home-grown Nuri space rocket from Naro Space Centre in Goheung, South Korea, on Thursday. 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