SEOUL, November 25 (AJP) - Preparations for the launch of South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket have been delayed due to rain, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said Tuesday.
The rocket, dubbed KSLV-II, was scheduled to be transported to the launch pad at around 7:30 a.m, ahead of its planned liftoff later this week at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
As KARI is likely to reschedule the transport later in the day while monitoring weather conditions, the liftoff tentatively set for between 12:54 a.m. and 1:14 a.m. on Thursday is expected to proceed as planned.
The first civilian-led mission with Hanwha Aerospace, which participated in the rocket's production and assembly, is to put a next-generation medium-sized satellite into orbit approximately 600 km above Earth's surface to observe the planet's magnetic field and auroras. Along with the main satellite, the launch vehicle will also carry 12 smaller satellites.
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