Next South Korean Launch Set for June

South Korean rocket will launch again in June
Spaceflight Now

South Korea plans another flight of its small satellite launcher in June, nearly a year after the rocket’s first mission was doomed when its payload shroud did not separate, according to the rocket’s Russian contractor.

The first stage of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle is about to be shipped from Russia to South Korea, the program’s Russian industrial partner said in a statement Wednesday. The 93-foot-long first stage was transported by train from Khrunichev to an airfield Wednesday. The vehicle will next be loaded into a cargo plane to fly to Busan, South Korea.

From Busan, the rocket will be loaded onto a ship to sail to the Naro Space Center on a small island off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, Khrunichev said in a statement.

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