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NeonSat-2 to 6

Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute

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Nuri lifting off with the NeonSat-2 to 6 mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This is Korea Aerospace Research Institute's first launch of 2026, and its ninth in all.

Counting every operator, it is the 227th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from LC-2.

Launch time
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, 3:23 a.m. UTC
Window
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, 3:23 to 4:23 a.m. UTC
Launch site
Naro Space Center, South Korea
Rocket
KSLV-2 Nuri
Operator
Korea Aerospace Research Institute

The 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.

Type
Earth science
Destination
Sun-synchronous orbit

The rocket

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

The operator

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of Republic of Korea. Its main laboratories are located in Daejeon, in the Daedeok Science Town.

Sector
Government
Based in
South Korea
Founded
1989
Run by
Lee Sang-Ryool, Administrator

8 launches so far, 5 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It goes up from LC-2 at Naro Space Center, South Korea.

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