South Korea's Nuri completes fourth flight, lofts largest national Earth‑observation satellite and 13 smallsats

South Korea's domestically developed Nuri (KSLV‑II) rocket lifted off from the Naro Space Center on its fourth flight, placing the country's largest Earth‑observation satellite, CAS500‑3, into orbit alongside 12 additional payloads. The mission is the fourth of six launches planned through 2027.

Discovered 2025-11-25T09:28:40.787344-08:00 | 2025-11-25T09:28:40.787344-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight—Nuri's fourth—successfully placed 13 satellites (including CAS500‑3) and is the fourth of six launches planned through 2027, marking measurable progress in South Korea's national launch campaign (see pre‑launch coverage: https://hype.aero/?story=bcca46ff-d6fc-4ee8-99b0-544e09b07638).
  • The mission demonstrates maturation of South Korea's indigenous space capability and complements prior national propulsion R&D, including development of a 35‑ton methane engine for future reusable launchers (context: https://hype.aero/?story=9ee8d19a-651d-4ff2-a1db-2ba9b36737e0).
  • The launch underscores growing private‑sector participation and the commercial smallsat market in the region; compare evolving commercial cadence with other operators such as Rocket Lab (for industry context: https://hype.aero/?story=3f36a55f-12a4-4c5f-94ee-8628e40a4461).

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koreatimes.co.kr Space Daily SpaceWatch Global koreabizwire.com azernews.az english.hani.co.kr
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2025-11-25T09:28:40.787344-08:00
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