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. It includes two launch pads, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall and a landing field. It has supported 5 launches including the KSLV-II launch in 2021, and will support SSLV launches in 2025.

History

Naro-1

The first launch, initially planned for August 19, 2009, was performed on August 25, 2009 using a Russo-South Korean

Naro-1 Naro-1 ( ko, 나로호), previously designated the Korea Space Launch Vehicle or KSLV (also KSLV-1), was South Korea's first carrier rocket, and the first South Korean launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit. On January 30, 2013, the third Naro-1 ...

rocket, but failed to reach the desired orbit. Another rocket launch from Naro was planned for May 2010, but delays pushed the launch to June. On June 10, 2010, this second attempt also ended in failure when the rocket lost communications 137 seconds after launch. The South Korean science minister Ahn Byung-man later told reporters that the rocket was believed to have exploded. A third attempt was made on January 30, 2013 and finally succeeded in putting a satellite into orbit.

KSLV-II TLV

The TLV (Test Launch Vehicle) was the second vehicle to use the Naro Space Center. It was launched on a suborbital mission on November 28, 2018, having a mission objective of qualifying the KRE-075 engine which powers the KSLV-II. The launch was a success. The single-stage TLV rocket reached an altitude of 209 kilometers before splashing down into sea; the flight was 10 minutes long.

Nuri

On 21 October 2021 the

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rocket (KSLV-II) was launched on its maiden flight from Naro. The rocket reached the planned altitude but failed to put a dummy satellite payload into orbit due to a problem with the rocket's third stage. While South Korea says it intends to use Nuri to launch satellites exclusively, the test has also been viewed by some experts as part of the country's ongoing efforts to develop ballistic missile capabilities. The second flight of Nuri on 21 June 2022 successfully reached orbit.

Facilities

LC-1 (LB-1)

LC-1, also called LB-1 for the pad itself, is the first pad constructed in the Naro Space Center. It supported 3

launches and the

KSLV-II Nuri (; , meaning "world" in native Korean), also known as KSLV-II (Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II), is a three-stage launch vehicle, the second one developed by South Korea and the successor to Naro-1 (KSLV-1). Nuri is developed by Korea Aer ...

TLV launch. It will also support the SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) launches from 2025.

LC-2 (LB-2)

LC-2, also called LB-2 for the pad itself, is the second pad in the Naro Space Center. It supported the first

launch in 2021. Different from LC-1, which doesn't have an umbilical tower, LC-2 has a tower to support the KSLV-II.

References

External links

Official Website (English)Naro Space Center information page on www.kari.re.kr (Korean) Korea's space program to blast off as space center nears completion
{{Authority control Spaceports Buildings and structures in South Jeolla Province Space program of South Korea