South Korea sent its First satellite into orbit using a domestic Nuri rocket.

• South Korea launched its first satellite successfully using a homegrown rocket, boosting the nation’s expanding aerospace ambitions and proving it has the necessary technologies to build larger missiles and launch spy satellites in the midst of tensions with rival North Korea.
• The three-stage Nuri rocket successfully launched a working “performance verification” satellite to a target altitude of 435 miles from South Korea’s space launch facility on a southern island.

Key Points:

• An unmanned South Korean station in Antarctica received signals from the satellite informing it of its condition.
• It is carrying four smaller satellites that will be launched for Earth observation and other missions in the following days.
• With the launch, South Korea became the tenth country in the world to successfully launch a satellite using homegrown technology.
• It was the second Nuri rocket launch by South Korea.
• When the first attempt was made in October of last year, the third stage rocket’s engine prematurely burned out, preventing the fake payload from entering orbit after reaching the appropriate height.