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South Korea’s Nuri rocket launches 15 satellites on first 2026 mission

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South Korea launched its first mission of 2026 on Tuesday night, sending 15 satellites into orbit aboard a Nuri rocket. The multi-satellite flight is the country’s first launch of the year and adds another Nuri mission to South Korea’s space-launch activity.

Discovered 2026-10-06T23:06:00.556737-07:00 | 2026-10-06T23:06:00.556737-07:00

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  • The Nuri launch carried 15 satellites, making it a multi-payload mission and a data point on South Korea’s capacity to deploy several spacecraft in one flight.
  • As South Korea’s first launch of 2026, the mission marks the opening of the country’s launch activity for the year.

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