South Korea has announced the successful launch of the "World" domestic rocket: the first shot of the development of 12 years failed

The "World" launch vehicle launched on the 21st (Yonhap News Agency)

Overseas Network, June 21st. According to Yonhap News Agency, on the afternoon of June 21, local time, the Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communications of Korea announced that the "World" carrier rocket was successfully launched, the flight height reached a target height of 700 kilometers, and satellites entered the scheduled orbit.EssenceEarlier, the rocket was delayed twice due to data abnormalities in the wind and oxidant box.

The "World" is the first carrier rocket developed by South Korea's "completely autonomous". The entire project takes about 12 years and has a total investment of nearly 2 trillion won (about 10.4 billion yuan).

This is South Korea's second launch of the "World" rocket. The rocket is planned to be equipped with a 180 kg satellite and 4 cube satellites for testing rocket launch performance.On October 21, 2021, South Korea launched the "World" for the first time, but the model satellite carried by the Rockets failed to successfully enter the scheduled track.(Overseas Network Liu Qiang)

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