Korea licenses Nuri rocket to deploy 15 satellites
South Korea's Korea AeroSpace Administration issued the launch license for Nuri-5, clearing a 15-satellite payload—five KAIST-built NEONSATs and ten CubeSats—for an October flight from Naro Space Center. The NEONSATs are the country's first mass-produced government satellites built from identical COTS designs, and the mission will test formation-flying propulsion and imaging performance needed for a planned national broadband constellation. Hanwha Aerospace now leads full operations after a 2025 technology transfer, and an amendment effective February 12, 2027 will permit five-year batch launch permits, enabling a commercially cadenced Nuri launch schedule if validations succeed.
KASA cleared Nuri-5 to launch 15 satellites in October.
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KASA granted the Nuri-5 license after technical reviews and delays. Kaist finished pre-shipment checks on five identical NEONSATs. A law change in February 2027 could allow multi-launch batch permits and higher launch cadence.
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