Nuri | CAS500-3

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Nov. 26, 2025, 3:54 p.m. - Nov. 26, 2025, 4:14 p.m.

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CAS500-3

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit LC-2 Naro Space Center, South Korea

CAS500-3 is a South Korean Earth observation satellites to be used by the Ministry of Science and ICT for space technology verification and space science research.

Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 27, 2025, 11 p.m.

Added launch.

Link https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45923.msg2636872#msg2636872
LL2 • Nov. 26, 2025, 1 p.m.

Official Webcast by 한국항공우주연구원 KARI TV has started

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwdPEiTr7hQ
Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 26, 2025, 1:09 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwdPEiTr7hQ
hitura-nobad • Nov. 26, 2025, 3:52 p.m.

New T-0 16:13:00 UTC, due to abnorminal pressure value.

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsp3N-QY6-A
hitura-nobad • Nov. 26, 2025, 4:13 p.m.

Liftoff!

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwdPEiTr7hQ
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Nuri

Family:
Configuration: 2

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

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Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    47.2 m
  • Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    200.0 T
  • Thrust
    2612.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Nuri
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    2
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    KSLV-2 Nuri
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    2600.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

(KARI)

Administrator: Lee Sang-Ryool Founded: 1989 Successes: 5 Failures: 3 Pending: 2

Agency Type:

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.

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