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How does Nuri place a satellite in orbit?
Follow what Nuri throws away and what it keeps as it climbs from the launch pad to roughly 600 km above Earth.
Start the 3D flight experience01
Things to look for
- 01Why does stage one fall away?
- 02Why does the fairing open in space?
- 03When does the rocket turn into an orbital attitude?
- 04How are the satellites released?
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What kind of rocket is Nuri?
Nuri is a Korean three-stage launch vehicle. Its job is not simply to go high, but to deliver satellites to the right altitude and speed.
- Height
- about 47.2 m
- Diameter
- about 3.5 m
- Stages
- 3
- Stage 1 engines
- 75-ton-class × 4
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What happens during about 15 minutes of flight
- 01LiftoffT+0
- 02Stage 1 separation122.3 s
- 03Fairing separation230.2 s
- 04Stage 2 separation263.1 s
- 05600 km altitude741.2 s
- 06Primary payload790.9 s
- 07CubeSats complete914.4 s
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Try it before you learn the answer
In the experience, scrolling controls time. You can also click the rocket, Earth, and satellites to inspect them.