All 12 Nuri-deployed cube satellites establish ground communication

All 12 cube satellites deployed by Korea's homegrown rocket Nuri last month have established communication with ground stations, their developers said Monday, setting a new milestone following the successful fourth launch of the space rocket. The 200-ton Nuri blasted off from Naro Space Center in the country's southern coastal village of Goheung, South Jeolla Province, on Nov. 27, placing the main and 12 cube satellites into orbit at an altitude of 600 kilometers. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said it has communicated with the E3 Tester-1, one of the cube satellites, while Space Liin Tech, a Korean space technology firm, also announced successful communication with its own satellite BEE-1000. Quaternion, another domestic space company, also confirmed successful communication with its cube satellite, the PERSAT, to Yonhap News Agency. Last week, the Korea AeroSpace Administration and KARI confirmed communication with the other nine cube satellites. It marked the first time that all satellites deployed by Nuri in a single launch have established communication with the groundWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times