2023 · Agency for Defense Development

S-STEP

successSouth Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage) | S-STEP

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.

Overview

Date / time: December 4, 2023 at 05:00 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: ADD Offshore launch platform
Mission: S-STEP
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 2