<Anchor>
As mentioned above, the launch time of the Korean launch vehicle Nuri made with our technology is 4:00 PM.
About 27 minutes and 40 seconds from now.
Let's connect Nuriho and a reporter from a place a little closer.
Reporter Hee-Won Jae, are the final preparations going well?
<Reporter>
Yes, with less than 30 minutes left of the launch of the Nuri spacecraft, tension and excitement are intersecting here at the Naro Space Center.
The sky was overcast, but now the clouds are gone and the sun is shining brightly.
The final inspection work, which started in the morning, also proceeded smoothly.
The work of adding propellants such as fuel and oxidizer was also completed smoothly around 3pm.
10 minutes before launch, Nuri enters into automatic operation that checks its status.
From this point on, everything is out of the hands of people.
Nuri starts a countdown on its own and stops firing if even a small problem is found, otherwise it proceeds to the final launch.
The sea and sky paths around the Nuri launch site and in the direction of flight are all controlled in case of any unexpected accidents.
<Anchor>
Behind reporter Jae Hee-won, the sea looks very calm. When will I know if the Nuri launch was successful?
<Reporter>
It is a re-challenge after 8 months since the first launch in October last year, which will be launched today (21st).
If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stage rockets are well separated at the right time, and the performance verification satellite mounted on the Nuri is also well settled in orbit, the Nuri launch will be successful.
After a while, when the Nuri soars into the sky at 4 pm, 2 minutes and 7 seconds later, the first stage is separated from 59 km above the ground, and 3 minutes and 53 seconds after launch, the fairing also falls into the sea at an altitude of 191 km.
After that, the 2nd stage is separated and the 3rd stage engine pushes the satellite.
It takes 16 minutes to reach the target orbit of 700 km.
The first communication with the performance verification satellite is scheduled to take place at Sejong Base, Antarctica, 42 minutes and 23 seconds after launch.