🇰🇷Naro Space Center
Goheung, South Jeolla, South Korea, South Korea
Country
🇰🇷 South Korea
Region
Asia
Established
2009
Launches / Year
2-3
Coordinates
34.4316° N, 127.5353° E
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