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Nuri | NeonSat-2 to 6

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Pad
LC-2, Naro Space Center, South Korea
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Rocket
KSLV-2 Nuri

Launched Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 PM ET

Reached orbit (Sun-Synchronous Orbit).

Launch Library gives this time to the second.

STATUS

Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

SCHEDULE HISTORY

Tracked since Sep 23. The day has not moved later; the changes below are to the time or the status.

  1. Sep 23First recorded: Oct 6, 2026, 11:23 PM ET · Go
  2. Oct 6Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 PM ET · Go
  3. Oct 7Oct 6, 2026, 11:25 PM ET · Success

MISSION

Mission
NeonSat-2 to 6
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

NeonSat-2 to 6 are part of the South Korean government's Earth observation micro-satellite constellation NeonSat (New-space Earth Observation Satellite). The NeonSat constellation is the first satellite system developed by the government using a mass-production approach for precise monitoring of the Korean Peninsula. 10 ride-sharing small satellites from various Korean institutes and organizations will also fly on this launch: * SLEDGE * GBSAT * PERSAT02 * UEL-Y-Sys * SD-1 SAT * E3_TESTER-KARI-2 * DaejonSat-1 * BEE-1012 * JACK-007 * CPSat

ROCKET AND PROVIDER

Provider
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (government)
Window
Oct 6, 2026, 11:23 PM ET to Oct 7, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

LAUNCH SITE

Pad
LC-2
Location
Naro Space Center, South Korea

Source: Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), record updated Oct 8, 2026, 9:02 PM ET. Times are US Eastern. Every launch SpaceDew tracks

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