<Anchor Kim Hyun-woo>
Yes, from now on, let's connect to the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, where the afterglow of success still remains, and listen to a more vivid story.
Anchor Kim Yong-tae, please tell us what you have prepared.
<Anchor Kim Yong-tae>
This is the Naro Space Center.
The place where the Nuri was launched about 4 hours ago also became calm as if a storm had passed.
However, the sense of relief and pride that the Korean-style space launch vehicle was successful seems to be sinking with the darkness.
On the first night when the road to space was opened, we will continue the news from the field.
From the launch of the Nuri to the current satellite location, let's connect with a reporter who is tracking the space center here.
Reporter Jae Hee-won, the satellite carried by the Nuri ship, where are they flying now?
<Reporter>
Yes, the performance verification satellite carried into space on board the Nuri is currently orbiting 700 km above its target orbit at 7.5 km/s.
That's 10 times the speed of a bullet.
After 14 minutes and 35 seconds after launch, it was separated from the Nuri and started operation according to the built-in automatic operation program.
Afterwards, based on the information sent by the satellite, the degree of rotation is determined and the position of the satellite is determined.
After this process, the satellite is positioned so that it faces the sun.
If scheduled, this will be done between 8 and 9 pm.
It is now around 8 o'clock, so it seems that the performance verification satellite is being aligned toward the sun.
<Anchor>
We finally managed to enter orbit the satellite, which was not possible during the first launch. How will this satellite be operated in the future?
<Reporter>
Yes, unlike the model launched during the first launch, this time the actual satellite was mounted on the Nuri.
We have already succeeded in communicating through the antenna in Sejong Base, Antarctica, and we will try to communicate with the antenna in Daejeon several times from 3 am tomorrow (22nd).
The government plans to hold a briefing around 11 am tomorrow and announce the results of satellite communications based on the findings.
From the 7th day after the satellite has been placed in orbit, that is, from the 29th, the satellite's posture is considered to be stable and the four cube satellites listed in the performance verification are separated one by one every two days.
CubeSatellite is a micro-satellite made by a university student team and communicates through each school's ground station.
(Video coverage: Oh Young-chun, video editing: Hwang Ji-young, on-site moderator: Kim Dae-cheol)