KSLV family
Nuri
Nuri, also known as KSLV-II, is South Korea's second carrier rocket and the successor to KSLV-1.
Flights flown51 scheduled
Success rate80%4/5
Payload to LEO2,600kg
Maiden flight2021-10-21
Peak year20211 flight
Nuri is built by Korea Aerospace Research Institute of South Korea. It first flew on 21 October 2021.
Flight record
80% success rate4 of 5 flown · 1 failed
2021peak 2021 · 1 flight2026
First flight2021-10-21
Latest flight2026-10-07
Failures1
Consecutive successes4
Fastest turnaround242d 23h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 2,600kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 47.2m |
| Diameter | 3.5m |
| Launch mass | 200t |
| Liftoff thrust | 2,612kN |
| Maiden flight | 2021-10-21 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit6
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Nuri | NeonSat-2 to 6 | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2025-11-26 | Nuri | CAS500-3 | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-25 | Nuri | NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-21 | Nuri | Flight Test 2 | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2021-10-21 | Nuri | Flight Test | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| TBD | Nuri | NeonSat-7 to 11 | LC-2 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Scheduled |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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