Naro-1 (KSLV-1)

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Naro-1 (KSLV-1)

The Naro-1 (also known as KSLV-1) is the first south korean orbital launch vehicle. It consistes of a russian built first stage, which is mostly identical to the URM-1 first stage of the Angara rocket, but using a downrated RD-151 instead of the RD-191 engine. The second stage is a korean developed small solid fuel kick motor with 3-axis control. This combination is only capable to launch very benign microsatellites and will be replaced by a rocket with a more optimized upper stage for higher performance.

Version	Stage 1	Stage 2
Naro-1 (KSLV-1)	URM-1 / RD-151	South Korean solid fuel stage

Performance (kg)	LEO	LPEO	SSO	GTO	GEO	MolO	IP
Naro-1				-	-	-	-

Nr  TypeNr     Vehicle  Serial   Date        LS       Suc   Payload

 1     1       Naro-1            25.08.2009  Na       F     STSAT 2A
 2     2       Naro-1            10.06.2010  Na       F     STSAT 2B

 

Planned:

 3     3       Naro-1            xx.10.2012  Na             ?

 
Launch Sites:

Na = Naro Space Center, South Korea

Failure: 
1: Payload fairing failed to seperate properly
2: Loss of signal after 137 sec, possibly exploded