Nuri, a projectile made with pure domestic technology, succeeded in the second launch.



Minister of Science and Technology Lee Jong-ho officially announced the success of the launch, saying, "The Nuri has been put into the target orbit and has landed a model satellite."



The Nuri was launched exactly at 4 pm today (21st), and the launch was successful as planned.



After reaching the target altitude of 700 km, the separation of the performance verification satellite was smoothly performed.



With the successful launch of the Nuri spacecraft, Korea has become one of the seven largest space powers in the world.



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