[Nuriho 3rd Launch] Successful Flight Completed... Satellite Deployment Begins

On the afternoon of the 25th, the Nuriho 3rd launch vehicle, launched in the afternoon, reached the target orbit of 550km after a successful flight and began satellite deployment.

Nuriho Heading to Space
(Goheung=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-hoon = The Korean launch vehicle Nuriho (KSLV-II), developed with domestic independent technology, was launched on the afternoon of the 25th at the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do.
This third launch of Nuriho is the first case of launching practical-grade satellites in earnest, carrying one next-generation small satellite No. 2 and seven CubeSats. 2023.5.25
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The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) conducted the 3rd Nuriho launch at 6:24 PM that day. The Nuriho, soaring into space with a large red flame, safely reached the target orbit of 550km after about 13 minutes of flight. Afterwards, it separated the main payload, the Next-Generation Small Satellite No. 2, and is currently deploying CubeSats. The mission will be completed once all eight satellites are deployed into orbit. The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to officially announce the success after confirming satellite orbit deployment around 7:40 PM that day.