South Korea Delays KSLV-1 Launch Preparation

South Korea Delays KSLV-1 Launch Preparation

South Korea plans a second attempt to launch a payload into space this week on its KSLV-1 rocket, but “an unexpected problem in the electrical system” postponed today’s step of erecting the launch vehicle on the pad according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) is also known as Naro-1, after the name of its launch site 485 kilometers south of Seoul.

Yonhap reported that “unstable” signals from the ground measurement system led to the postponement. Earlier in the day, the plan was to erect the launch vehicle on the pad and hold a “dress rehearsal” in advance of the planned Wednesday launch. A decision on whether to proceed with the launch will be made after the situation is analyzed.

South Korea’s first attempt to put a satellite into orbit last year failed when a fairing did not separate properly. Russia builds the first stage of the rocket; South Korea builds the second stage and the fairing.

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