The South Korean government confirmed on Tuesday that the country has successfully launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) earlier said that the 200-ton Nuri would blast off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at around 4:00 pm local time.
The lift-off was scheduled for last Thursday after a failed attempt last year. However, a technical issue related to the oxidizer tank sensor prompted a slight delay. South Korea has become the seventh country worldwide to have developed a space rocket that can carry large satellites.
Nuri reached an altitude of 700 kilometers before deploying a dummy satellite and completing all flight sequences, the government noted.
