Danuri Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit
Danuri, Korea's first lunar orbiter, was successfully placed in lunar orbit at 6:00 p.m.
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2022-12-28
Korean Lunar Orbiter Danuri successfully conducts the Lunar Orbit Insertion maneuver
he Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI, President: Lee Sang-Ryool) announced that the first Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was conducted successfully
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2022-12-19
Nuri to launch on May 24
In addition, considering the orbit (altitude of 550 kilometers) of the main satellite, Next Generation Small Satellite 2, which will perform its mission
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2023-04-11
After launch, KPLO was separated from the launch vehicle after entering the Transfer Orbit, an elliptical orbit.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) launched Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri (KPLO), on August 5, 2022, in collaboration with international
Geostationary Satellite (Cheollian 2B) Specification : Mass 3,379 kg Orbit : Geostationary (36,000 km) Mission : Marine/Environmental observation Resolution
Moreover, it developed Cheollian 1, Korea’s first geostationary orbit satellite capable of independent meteorological and ocean observation services.