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Mission
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus. 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.
- Launch vehicle
- Mir (3 stage)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- ADD Offshore launch platform
- Provider
- Agency for Defense Development
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Mir (3 stage)
Mir (Korean for a kind of dragon, and previously only known as "Solid-fuel space launch vehicle") is a South Korean military developed small satellite launch vehicle for "quick response" usage. First orbital test launch in December 2023 omits the 2nd stage but still carries satellite into orbit.
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 1
- First flight
- 2023-12-04
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Launch site & orbit
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