Naro-1
Naro-1 (Korean: 나로호), previously designated the Korea Space Launch Vehicle or KSLV (also KSLV-1), was South Korea's first carrier rocket, and the first South Korean launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit. On January 30, 2013, the third Naro-1 vehicle built successfully placed STSAT-2C into low Earth orbit.
Naro lifts off from the Launch Pad 1 at Naro Space Center, 25 August 2009. | |
| Function | launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev (first stage) KARI (second stage) |
| Project cost | ₩ 520.5 billion; US$460 million |
| Size | |
| Height | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Diameter | 3 m (9.9 ft) |
| Mass | 140,000 kg (300,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | Naro Space Center |
| Total launches | 3 |
| Success(es) | 1 |
| Failure(s) | 2 |
| First flight | August 25, 2009 |
| Last flight | January 30, 2013 |
| First stage | |
| Engines | 1 RD-191 |
| Thrust | 1670 kN |
| Specific impulse | 338 sec |
| Burn time | 300 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX/RP-1 |
| Second stage | |
| Engines | 1 Solid rocket motor |
| Thrust | 86.2 kN |
| Specific impulse | 288 sec |
| Burn time | 25 seconds |
| Propellant | Solid |
The first stage was a modified Russian Angara URM. The solid-fuel second stage was built by KARI, the national space agency of South Korea, and Korean Air.
Neither the maiden flight on August 25, 2009, nor the second flight on June 10, 2010, reached orbit. The third flight on January 30, 2013, successfully reached orbit. The launches took place from the Naro Space Center. The official name of the first KSLV rocket, KSLV-I, is Naro, which is the name of the region in which Naro Space Center is located. Since Naro's retirement, the South Korean government has announced the rocket Nuri as its replacement and successor.