Nuri Rocket To Carry Five Primary Satellites In October

According to The Korea Herald, South Korea’s space rocket is scheduled to carry five primary satellites in October, in the country’s first major step toward deploying an operational satellite constellation in a single launch. Park Jong-chan, director of the Korean Launch Vehicle Enhancement Program at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said Tuesday that the fifth launch will be the first time multiple primary satellites are carried and will involve the largest number of satellites in Nuri’s history.