Space Agency Invites Applications for Secondary Payload Satellites on 6th Nuri Rocket Launch in 2027

The Space Agency and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute announced that from September 22 to October 24, they will be accepting applications for secondary payload satellites to be launched on the sixth Nuri rocket mission. The call is open to businesses, universities, research institutes, and government organizations, including local governments.

Secondary payload satellites mounted on the Nuri rocket may be exempt from launch costs if they are intended for public use or educational purposes. However, applications will be restricted if the satellite is solely for the benefit of the relevant business or research institution.

Nuri rocket preparing for its fourth launch. Provided by the Korea Aerospace Agency

The Space Agency and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute are seeking proposals for five ultra-small cluster satellites as primary payloads and six CubeSats as secondary payloads for the sixth Nuri rocket launch, which is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

The sixth launch will carry the primary payload satellites, the six secondary payload satellites selected through this call, the third domestically developed component verification satellite created by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to test Korean-made components, and an active control satellite.

Details regarding the satellite development schedule, application and submission documents, evaluation, and selection methods can be found on the official website of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

Park Jaeseong, Director of the Space Transportation Division at the Space Agency, stated, "By providing opportunities for domestically developed CubeSats intended for public use to be launched on the Nuri rocket, we will invigorate the industrial ecosystem in the space sector and verify satellite performance in the actual space environment. Through this, we expect to secure core technologies and further strengthen our competitiveness in space technology."

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