South Korean Nuri Launches Two Satellites Into LEO

South Korean Nuri launch
Credit: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
SINGAPORE–South Korea has become the seventh country to develop heavy-rocket technology, after placing two satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO) with its Nuri rocket. The successful flight June 21 follows a failed launch of a dummy satellite in October 2021, in which the Nuri’s third stage shut down...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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