ADD
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S-STEP
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:00:00
Monday December 4, 2023
Mission Details
Launch Notes
Launch vehicle name is provisional. First orbital test launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022. Does not include planned 2nd stage of the full LV.
S-STEP
Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
100 kilograms
Rocket
Launch Site
ADD Offshore launch platform
Jeju Island, South Korea
Stats
Mir
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2023
2023
197th
Orbital launch attempt