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| Attribute | Nuri (KSLV-II) 🇰🇷 South Korea Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | SpaceX | Roscosmos / Progress Rocket Space Centre | KARI / Hanwha Aerospace |
| Country | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Status | In Development | Active | Active |
| Vehicle class | Super Heavy | Medium | Medium |
| Propellant | CH₄ / LOX | RP-1 / LOX | RP-1 / LOX (KRE-075 engines all stages) |
| Reusable | Yes | No | No |
| Stages | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| First flight | 2023 | 2004 | 2021 |
| Payload to LEO | ~150,000 kgas of [1]SpaceX projected max payload in fully expendable mode; ~100,000 kg reusable ↑ Best | 8,200 kgas of [1]Soyuz-2.1b with Fregat upper stage; 2.1a variant ~7,020 kg LEO | 2,600 kgas of [1]600 km SSO target orbit |
| Payload to GTO | ~21,000 kgas of [1]Reusable configuration estimate ↑ Best | 3,250 kgas of [1]With Fregat-M upper stage | — |
| Height | 121 mas of [1]Version 2 (V2) full stack Ship + Super Heavy ↑ Best | 46.3 mas of [1] | 47.2 mas of [1] |
| Liftoff mass | ~5,000 tas of [1] ↑ Best | 312 tas of [1] | 200 tas of [1] |
| Success rate | ~55%as of [2]IFT-1 through IFT-11; ~6 complete mission successes, remainder partial or vehicle lost. No orbital payload deployment yet. | 97%as of [2]~160/165 mission successes since 2004 per aggregated launch logs ↑ Best | 75%as of [2]3/4 full successes: TF1 (Oct 2021) partial, TF2 (Jun 2022) success, TF3 (May 2023) success, TF4 (Nov 27, 2025 — first Hanwha-led production launch) success |
| Total flights | 11as of [2]IFT-1 (Apr 2023) through IFT-11 (May 2026 target). IFT-10 (Aug 2025) achieved full mission: booster caught + Ship splash-down. | ~165as of [2] ↑ Best | 4as of [2] |
| Cost / kg LEO | ~$600/kgas of [1]SpaceX target figure; not yet achieved in operational configuration ↓ Cheapest | — | — |
| Summary | Largest and most powerful rocket ever flown. Super Heavy booster uses 33 Raptor engines. V3 Ship introduced Aug 2025. Mechazilla caught the booster on IFT-5 (Oct 2024) and IFT-10 (Aug 2025). Primary vehicle for Artemis HLS lunar landing (Artemis III planned 2026). | Russia's primary medium-lift workhorse, descended from the Soyuz family that has flown since 1966. Carries both crewed Soyuz spacecraft and Cygnus-class cargo. Fregat upper stage significantly expands mission flexibility. Production continues at Samara (now TsSKB-Progress). | South Korea's first domestically developed and produced launch vehicle, designed entirely without foreign engine technology. Nuri TF4 (Nov 2025) was the first launch managed by Hanwha Aerospace rather than KARI — marking the transition to commercial operation. KASA (Korea Aerospace Administration) took over programme oversight in 2024. |
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