– Nuri’s 5th Launch Permit Review Results and More Approved at the 10th Space Development Promotion Working Committee
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA, Administrator Taeseog Oh) announced on Tuesday, August 25 that it held the 10th Space Development Promotion Working Committee (hereinafter, the “Working Committee”) in writing and deliberated and approved two agenda items, including the “Review Results of the Launch Permit for the Fifth Launch of the Korean Space Launch Vehicle Nuri (KSLV-II) (Review period: August 18-25, 2026).”
The Working Committee is established under Article 6 and 6-2 of the Enforcement Decree of Space Development Promotion Act, chaired by the KASA Administrator, and is responsible for efficiently carrying out the tasks of the National Space Council by pre-examining space-related issues and agendas.
At this Working Committee meeting, the results of the review of the launch permit for the fifth launch of Nuri were deliberated and approved. The Launch Permit Review Committee, composed of experts from the public and private sectors, conducted a comprehensive review over approximately three months, including the appropriateness of the purpose for which the space launch vehicle would be used, the adequacy of safety management, and the ability to assume liability for compensation in the event of damage. The fifth launch of Nuri aims to deploy five microsatellites from the Microsatellite Constellation System, which will perform high-frequency and high-precision observation missions to safeguard national security and enable rapid and accurate responses to various disasters, as well as 10 CubeSats with diverse missions, including ionospheric observation, in-space verification of domestically developed electronic components, and ocean current analysis, into a sun-synchronous orbit.
In addition, the Working Committee deliberated and approved a plan to revise the development schedule for satellites of the Korean Positioning System (KPS). At the 5th Working Committee meeting held on May 15 last year, a plan to revise the development schedule for the first KPS satellite was deliberated and approved, and the launch schedules for subsequent satellites were adjusted accordingly. Through these adjustments, the government plans to achieve its ultimate goal of completing the deployment of eight KPS satellites by 2035.
KASA Administrator Taeseog Oh expressed his commitment to “build on the fifth launch of Nuri to advance the continued launch program for Nuri to be pursued by KASA and, ultimately, to develop Korea’s capabilities for independent access to space using our own launch vehicles.” He added, “we will continue to prepare for the launch through the Launch Management Committee and other relevant mechanisms to ensure that the payload satellites are safely placed into orbit.”