Nuri’s fifth launch succeeds; all five NEONSAT satellites complete initial contact

Launch declared a success

The Korea AeroSpace Administration and KARI said initial telemetry analysis confirmed that Nuri reached its target altitude and completed its planned flight sequence normally. The five primary NEONSAT satellites and nine CubeSats separated successfully and entered their target orbits.

NEONSAT-2 to -6 make contact

Initial two-way contact with ground stations was completed by NEONSAT-6 at 1:08 p.m., No. 4 at 2:42 p.m., No. 3 at 3:27 p.m., No. 2 at 4:18 p.m. and No. 5 at 5:52 p.m.

All five returned identification and telemetry data and responded to ground commands. Their basic condition was generally healthy.

Eight of nine secondary payloads

As of the agency’s 6:45 p.m. release, eight of the nine secondary payload satellites had contacted ground stations, while DaejeonSat-1 was still attempting contact. The agency plans a combined update on the secondary payloads on October 13.