Success
S-STEP
Earth Science
Agency for Defense Development(ADD)Government
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage)
LEOorbit
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus. First orbital test launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022. Does not include planned 2nd stage of the full LV.
Monday, December 4, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Replay
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,565
ADD Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#40
Designator
2023-188
Launch Window
NET
Dec 4, 2023, 5:00 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage) Specs
LEO Capacity
100 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2023
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Dec 4, 2023
Social Flight Log
- Dec 4, 2023, 2:26 PM
Launch success.
Source
ADD Offshore launch platform
Offshore launch platform for the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle.
Total Launches
1
Orbital Attempts
1
Agency for Defense Development
The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) is the South Korean national agency for research and development in defense technology, funded by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Its purpose is contributing to enforcing the national defence, to improving the national R&D capacity, and to fostering the domestic defense industry.
Founded
1970
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
1
Sea Launch
Total Launches
40
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
33.2167, 126.3667