Recent Activity
Nuri Flight 4 launched November 2025 (third operational mission); KASA newly established May 2024 consolidating Korean space policy; Hanwha takes over Nuri operational launches from 2025.
Investor Brief
Symbol and engine of South Korea's space-power ambitions — Nuri 2022 success made Korea the 7th nation to orbit with domestic launch. Operational handoff from KARI to Hanwha Aerospace (Nuri Phase-4 contract, 2024) is the privatization template Korea is using to grow its space industry.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇰🇷South Korea
Region
Asia
Established
2,009
Launches / Year
23
Years Active
17
Strategic Position
34.4316° N, 127.5353° E
Azimuth: 170°–200° (LEO, SSO, polar) — restricted northward by DPRK overflight
34.43°N — moderate-latitude pad; southward azimuth over Pacific gives clean SSO access without overflight constraints
Future Milestones
- 2026
Nuri Flight 5 and operational cadence under Hanwha contract
- 2027
KSLV-III (next-gen Korean rocket) maiden flight
- 2032
Korean lunar lander mission target launch from Naro
About
Naro Space Center is South Korea's only orbital launch site, located on the southern coast of the Korean peninsula. It achieved a major milestone when the domestically developed Nuri (KSLV-II) rocket successfully reached orbit in 2022, making South Korea the seventh nation to launch a satellite using its own rocket from its own soil.
Key Features
South Korea's only orbital launch facility
Coastal location on the southern tip of the Korean peninsula
Supports the domestically developed Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle
Part of South Korea's ambitions to become a top-10 space power
Includes rocket testing and assembly facilities on-site
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
KSLV-1/Naro (2013) — South Korea's first successful orbital launch
Nuri KSLV-II Flight 2 (2022) — First fully domestic rocket reaches orbit
Nuri KSLV-II Flight 3 (2023) — First operational mission with real satellite
Future Nuri launches planned for constellation deployment
Upcoming Launches From This Site
Next missions scheduled to fly from Naro Space Center
- Provider
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Rocket
- KSLV-2 Nuri
- NET
- Pad
- LC-2
Recent Launches From This Site
Most recent missions flown from Naro Space Center
- Nuri | Flight Test 2Korea Aerospace Research InstituteSuccess
- Nuri | NEXTSat-2 & SNIPEKorea Aerospace Research InstituteSuccess
- Nuri | CAS500-3Korea Aerospace Research InstituteSuccess