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NeonSat-2 to 6

Korea Aerospace Research Institute · KSLV-2 Nuri · LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea

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Where it was visible

Daytime launch: visible as an exhaust trail near the pad.

  • Kagoshima, Japan423 kmW, up to 21° from T+2:00Exhaust trail in daylight

Estimates from a typical ascent toward the likely orbit. Real trajectories, cloud and haze vary; the farther away, the lower and shorter the view.

Mission

NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula. 10 ride-sharing small satellites from various Korean institutes and organizations will also fly on this launch: * SLEDGE * GBSAT * PERSAT02 * UEL-Y-Sys * SD-1 SAT * E3_TESTER-KARI-2 * DaejonSat-1 * BEE-1012 * JACK-007 * CPSat

Launch time (UTC)
Oct 7, 03:25 UTC
Precision
Second
Window
Oct 7, 03:23 UTC – Oct 7, 04:23 UTC
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Pad
LC-2

Rocket · KSLV-2 Nuri

Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.

Height
47.2 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Liftoff mass
200 t
Liftoff thrust
2,612 kN
To LEO
2,600 kg
Track record
4 / 5 successful
Success streak
4
First flight
2021-10-21
Reusable
No

Mission timeline

  1. T−0Liftoff
  2. T+02:03Stage 2 Separation
  3. T+03:53Fairing Separation
  4. T+04:28Stage 3 Separation
  5. T+12:41Stage 3 Cutoff
  6. T+13:30Payload Deployment Sequence Start
  7. T+17:15Payload Deployment Sequence End

This is the 237th orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, Korea Aerospace Research Institute's 1st launch this year, the 6th launch from LC-2.

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