Nuri rocket at Naro Cosmodrome.
The 200-ton booster launched eight satellites into orbit, including NEXTSat-2 for Earth sensing.
South Korea launched a Nuri rocket on May 25 with eight satellites on board. This was reported by Yonhap agency.
It is noted that the 200-ton Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, launched from the Naro Space Center at 18:24 (12:24 Kyiv time).
13 minutes after launch, it successfully launched the Earth remote sensing satellite NEXTSat-2, which allows obtaining high-resolution images regardless of the height, weather conditions and illumination of the object, as well as seven cubesats to test various technologies and scientific research.
The rocket launch was scheduled for Wednesday, but due to a computer glitch, it was rescheduled for the next day.
Recall that South Korea has invested about $1.52 billion in the Nuri project.
The KSLV-II launch vehicle is intended for commercial services for putting satellites into orbit. The cost per launch is estimated at $30 million, which is less than competitors in Asia.
