Launches / Nuri
Nuri, flown by Korea Aerospace Research Institute
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.
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.
Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.
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.
8 launches so far, 5 of them successful. The last 3 in a row went to plan.
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