56

6

BUZZ News
Posted by Sophie-Ha Tuesday, June 21, 2022

South Korea becomes the seventh nation to launch own satellite and rocket to outer space

AKP STAFF

South Korea became the seventh nation to launch a domestically-built satellite and rocket successfully.

After two attempts, South Korea successfully launched the rocket Nuri, developed fully by South Korean technology. As a result, Korea has risen to become the seventh country in the world with the capability to launch practical satellites.

Lee Jong Ho, the Minister of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, held a briefing at the Naro Space Center's Press Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, at 5:10 PM on June 21st. He explained, "The Nuri was launched from the Naro Space Center's second launch pad at 3:59:59 PM and had a successful flight that lasted for 15 minutes and 45 seconds." Minister Lee continued, "The Nuri completed the task of deploying a performance verification satellite within 14 minutes and 35 seconds (875 seconds) of launch and a dummy satellite 70 seconds later in an orbit of 700 km at a speed of 7.5 km per second."


Meanwhile, Nuri is a Korean launch vehicle developed independently by South Korea, and the success of this launch means that Korea has secured its own space transport capability. The Naro, which was successfully launched in 2013, had a first-stage engine purchased from Russia. South Korea has become the tenth country with the self-launching capability and became the seventh country to launch a practical-grade satellite weighing more than 1 ton, following Russia, the United States, Europe, China, Japan, and India.

  1. Buzz
15 8,565 Share 90% Upvoted
 
Episcopalian
Episcopalian-1,557 pts Tuesday, June 21, 2022 0
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

[+] This user has a poor community rating, click here to read this comment.

1 (+1 / -0)
Share
 
PeterS
PeterS-316 pts Wednesday, June 22, 2022 0
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

um Europe is not a country nor a state. Which country in Europe exactly or is the article referencing the European Union as a whole?

0 (+0 / -0)
Share

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
Hwayoung, T-ara
Buzz
Big Bang, Taeyang, G-Dragon, Daesung, Se7en
Jonathan, Kim Jong Kook
Juniel
Jo Se Ho, Yoo Jae Suk
BLACKPINK, BTS, Jin, Psy, Wendy, RIIZE, SHINee
Younha
NCT Dream
Buzz
Buzz
Hwayoung, T-ara
Junsu (XIA), Jaejoong, TVXQ
BLACKPINK, BTS, Jin, Psy, Wendy, RIIZE, SHINee
NCT Dream
New Message

SEND