Korea's Nuri rocket fuelled for 12:25 pm launch at Naro Space Center
In short
Korea's Nuri rocket is being fuelled for its fifth launch at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, after a launch management committee set the launch time at 12:25 pm on Oct 7. Oxidizer tank charging began during the morning and was reported complete by 11:21. The Korea AeroSpace Agency said launch conditions were met and preparations were proceeding smoothly.
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Korea's Nuri rocket is being prepared for its fifth launch at launch pad 2 of the Naro Space Center in Goheung, with the launch time fixed at 12:25 pm on Oct 7. [ 1 , 2 ]
The Korea AeroSpace Agency and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute convened a launch management committee at 8 am and reviewed technical readiness, weather, the space environment and the possibility of collision with space objects before confirming the launch time, according to Yonhap. Korea Economic Daily reported the space agency as saying launch conditions were met and preparations were proceeding smoothly through to the end. [ 1 , 2 ]
Charging of the rocket's oxidizer tank began during the morning, reported first by Yonhap, and was reported complete at 11:21. Korea Economic Daily also carried a headline saying fuel tank charging had started. Asia Economy carried the same headline on the start of oxidizer tank charging, but the body of its article dealt with unrelated stories and added no detail on the launch. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The flight is the fifth launch of Korea's domestically developed Nuri rocket, and both the national wire and business outlets carried the fuelling steps as breaking news. The documents do not describe the payload or mission objectives, so significance beyond the launch procedure itself is not set out.
Key facts
- The fifth launch of Korea's Nuri rocket is set for 12:25 pm on Oct 7. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The rocket is standing at launch pad 2 of the Naro Space Center in Goheung. [ 1 ]
- The launch management committee met at 8 am and reviewed technical readiness, weather, the space environment and the risk of collision with space objects. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Oxidizer tank charging began during the morning and was reported complete by 11:21. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The Korea AeroSpace Agency said launch conditions had been met and preparations were proceeding without disruption. [ 2 ]
- Fuel tank charging had also begun, according to a Korea Economic Daily headline. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The launch time was fixed at 12:25 pm local time on Oct 7 after a review by the launch management committee of the Korea AeroSpace Agency and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Oxidizer tank charging began on the morning of Oct 7. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Oxidizer tank charging was completed by 11:21 am. [ 4 ]
Still unclear
- Whether the rocket lifted off and the outcome of the launch. The documents cover only pre-launch preparations, the latest of which was published at 11:21, before the scheduled 12:25 pm launch.
- Whether fuel tank charging was completed before launch. Only a Korea Economic Daily headline says fuel tank charging began; no completion is reported for the fuel tank.
- Asia Economy's article text did not cover the launch at all; only its headline referred to the tank charging. The body of that document is a list of unrelated stories, so the outlet adds no detail beyond the headline.
- The Korea AeroSpace Agency said launch conditions were met and preparations were proceeding smoothly. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Korea AeroSpace Agency and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute hold the launch management committee meeting at the Naro Space Center. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reports that charging of the Nuri rocket's oxidizer tank has begun. [ 1 ]
- Korea Economic Daily reports the launch time is confirmed at 12:25 pm and that the space agency called preparations smooth. [ 2 ]
- Asia Economy carries a headline reporting the start of oxidizer tank charging. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap reports that oxidizer tank charging is complete. [ 4 ]
- Scheduled launch time for the Nuri rocket's fifth flight. [ 1 , 2 ]