OperationalKorea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)First Launch: 2021-10-21
Nuri (KSLV-II)
South Korea's first fully indigenous space launch vehicle, capable of placing a payload of over a tonne into orbit, first achieved in 2022.
SpaceStats Reliability & Flight Record
TOTAL LAUNCHES
4
Orbital missions
SUCCESSFUL
3
1 failures
SUCCESS RATE
75.0%
LANDINGS
0
Expendable Vehicle
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Featured Photography
KSLV-II Nuri Flight 3 Liftoff from Naro
KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Technical & Propulsion Specifications
Operator: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)Vehicle Dimensions & Mass
- Overall Height
- 47.2 m
- Body Diameter
- 3.5 m
- Gross Lift-off Mass
- 200 t
- Stages Count
- 3
- Fairing Diameter
- 3.3 m
Stage 1 (Booster)
- Recovery Mode
- Expendable
Stage 2 & Capacities
- LEO Capacity
- 3.3 t
- GTO Capacity
- 1 t
- Cost per Launch
- $50,000,000
- LEO Price / kg
- ~$15,152 / kg
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High-Resolution Photo Gallery & Media
2 photos & renders of Nuri (KSLV-II)
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Liftoff2023-05-25KSLV-II Nuri Flight 3 Liftoff from Naro
South Korea's domestically developed Nuri rocket launches its first operational commercial payloads from Naro Space Center.
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Pad2022-06-20Nuri KSLV-II Erected on Launch Pad at Naro
Nuri rocket secured to the umbilical tower at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla.
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Source SpaceStats Launch Manifest & Database
0 mission records cataloged in database
No individual manifest entries logged in database for Nuri (KSLV-II).
Summary stats and flight achievements are detailed in the overview above.