Launch Vehicles
Nuri (KSLV-II)
South Korea
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South Korea's first launch vehicle built with wholly domestic technology, following an earlier KSLV-I developed jointly with Russia. Its second flight in 2022 successfully placed a satellite in orbit, making South Korea the seventh nation to launch a satellite over one ton with an indigenous rocket.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 1 ManufacturerKorea Aerospace Research Institute 1 First Flight DateDate of its first flight, which reached space but whose dummy payload failed to reach stable orbit; its second flight in June 2022 was fully successful. Cross-Tradition Connections
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