The 1.5-tonne satellite on Nuri is expected to enter into orbit about 600km to 800km above the Earth. - KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE/AFP
SEOUL (Bloomberg): South Korea is set to launch a home-developed Nuri rocket Thursday (Oct 21) showing global powers a leap in aerospace technology that can be used for both commercial and military purposes.
President Moon Jae-in plans to watch the launch of the three-stage liquid-fuel rocket carrying a 1.5-tonne dummy payload, which is set for liftoff at about 4pm local time from the Naro Space Center on the country’s southern coast. South Korea sees the programme as bolstering its competitiveness in 6G communications and helping it place more eyes in the sky as rival North Korea adds to its arsenal, including intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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