Naro Space Center
2009 to present
Site Details
- Country: South Korea
- Operator: KARI
- Type: Government
Overview
The national spaceport on the Goheung peninsula. The joint KSLV-1 with Russia reached orbit on its second try in January 2013. The fully domestic Nuri rocket followed, succeeding in June 2022 and cementing Korea as one of the few nations with its own orbital launcher.
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