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launch of the Nuri was delayed by a day due to strong winds, and today (15th) moved to the launch pad as scheduled.

The launch is tomorrow, and the weather is predicted to be good tomorrow, so it seems that the launch will take place without much trouble.



Correspondent Seo Dong-gyun.



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launch was delayed by a day due to strong winds.



[Oh Seung-hyeop / Aerospace Research Institute Launch Vehicle Propulsion Agency Development Department: A great gust of wind can be expected from the umbilical tower (launcher) with an altitude of about 48 m, so the safety of workers was further considered.]



Today, the procedure proceeds as scheduled .

That's it.



After leaving the projectile assembly building at around 7:20 am, Nuri slowly moved to the launch pad at a speed of 1.5 km/h, and arrived at the launch pad at 8:30 am.



After arriving at the launch pad, the Nuri will go through the standing preparation process and stand on the launch pad in the morning.



When the standing is complete, in the afternoon, it will be connected to the Umbilical Tower on the launch pad to charge the Nuri power supply and propellant, etc.



The launch time is likely tomorrow at 4 pm, and the final launch time is determined by comprehensively analyzing the state of the launch vehicle on the day, weather conditions, and the possibility of colliding with space objects.



Expectations for a successful launch have grown even greater as the problem of the three-stage oxidizer tank, which was the cause of the failure of the first launch, has been thoroughly supplemented.



The key to this launch is a satellite mounted on a rocket, but unlike the last time when only a model was loaded, this time, an actual performance verification satellite weighing 162.5 kg was loaded.



If the launch is successful tomorrow, Korea will join the ranks of space powers that launched the world's 7th medium-large liquid rocket.



The Korea Aerospace Research Institute plans to launch an additional Nuri for a total of four times from next year to 2027 in order to increase the reliability of the launch.