Nuri Rocket Set for 5th Flight Tomorrow... Why It's Launching During the Day This Time

[Anchor]

South Korea's space launch vehicle Nuri is set to embark on its fifth flight toward space tomorrow (the 7th). We connect with our reporter live at the Naro Space Center in Goheung for more details.

Reporter Han Sung-hee, has the launch time for Nuri been finalized?

[Reporter]

Nuri's fifth attempt will begin tomorrow daytime.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration is tentatively aiming for a launch at 12:25 PM tomorrow, barring any unforeseen variables.

The exact launch time will be finalized at the Launch Management Committee meeting to be held tomorrow morning.

This is because the launch time is determined by comprehensively considering factors such as the weather and the possibility of collision with space debris.

For the launch to proceed, surface winds must average 15 meters per second or less. Tomorrow, wind speeds are expected to be calm at 2 meters per second, and upper-level winds will not be strong at around 25 meters per second, so no issues are anticipated for the launch.

Unlike the fourth launch, which took place in the middle of the night, the reason it is being launched during the day this time is due to the orbital conditions of the satellite.

The launch time was calculated and adjusted so that whenever the satellite passes over the equator after entering orbit, it will always be around 12:30 PM.

[Anchor]

Then have all the launch preparation work been completed?

[Reporter]

Behind me, within the restricted access zone with a 3-kilometer radius, lies the Nuri launch pad.

Nuri rolled out of the general assembly building today and was moved to Launch Pad 2 over the course of an hour and a half. It currently stands tall facing the sky, undergoing final checks.

Tomorrow, starting about four hours before launch, the liquid oxygen supply lines and tanks will be chilled before filling them with the fuel kerosene and the oxidizer required to burn it.

Once fueling is complete, launch preparations will be virtually finished.

Ten minutes before launch, the process will transition to an automated operation stage where launch preparation tasks proceed automatically.

The Korea AeroSpace Administration plans to announce whether the launch was successful around 2:00 PM after the launch, including the results of satellite communication.

(Video by Lee Chan-su | Video Editing by So Ji-hye)
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