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Nuri’s fifth launch enters final checks two days before liftoff

Korea’s Nuri rocket is completing final assembly and pre-move checks today ahead of its fifth launch planned for October 7. It is scheduled to move to the launch pad and be erected on October 6.

The launch is planned for Oct. 7, with the exact time set that day

KARI and the Korea AeroSpace Administration have set a launch window of 12:23–13:23 KST on October 7. Weather, the space environment and collision risk will be reviewed again before the exact liftoff time is confirmed on launch day.

The mission carries a record 15 satellites

The fifth flight will carry five microsatellite-cluster spacecraft and ten CubeSats, 15 satellites in total. After today’s final checks, the rocket is to be loaded onto its transporter and moved to the Naro Space Center launch pad on October 6.

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2026-10-05T11:10:00+09:00

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