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South Korea's first space rocket will lift off at 5 p.m. (Seoul Time) Wednesday following a final review of preparations and weather conditions.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said experts overseeing the launch concurred that the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) and a scientific satellite payload are fully prepared for liftoff from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 485km southwest of Seoul.
Government officials said fuel and oxidation agents will be injected around 3 p.m. with the automatic 15-minute countdown sequence to begin at 4:45 p.m. The engines are to be ignited 3.8 seconds before the rocket lifts off from the launch pad.
Full-fledged checks on all control, communication and mechanical systems conducted on Tuesday and early Wednesday showed that the rocket is ready for launch. They also said weather conditions around the launch site should not affect the liftoff with forecasters predicting almost no chance of rain, strong winds or lightning.
South Korea spent 502.5 billion won ($402.4 million) on the 140-ton KSLV-1, which stands 33 meters tall and has a diameter of 2.9 meters. Its main first stage liquid-fuel rocket, made in Russia, can generate 170 tons of thrust, with the second stage rocket, made domestically, able to generate 8 tons of thrust and designed to place a satellite into orbit.
Experts at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said that while the first stage of the KSLV-1 was made in Russia, South Korea has gained valuable know-how that can enable it to make a powerful indigenous rocket able to carry a 1.5 ton payload into space by 2018.
South Korea plans to launch a second KSLV-1 rocket in April 2010, with work to begin on developing an engine with 75 tons of thrust.
In the long run, the country aims to build an unmanned space probe that can reach the moon by 2025.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said experts overseeing the launch concurred that the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) and a scientific satellite payload are fully prepared for liftoff from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 485km southwest of Seoul.
Government officials said fuel and oxidation agents will be injected around 3 p.m. with the automatic 15-minute countdown sequence to begin at 4:45 p.m. The engines are to be ignited 3.8 seconds before the rocket lifts off from the launch pad.
South Korea spent 502.5 billion won ($402.4 million) on the 140-ton KSLV-1, which stands 33 meters tall and has a diameter of 2.9 meters. Its main first stage liquid-fuel rocket, made in Russia, can generate 170 tons of thrust, with the second stage rocket, made domestically, able to generate 8 tons of thrust and designed to place a satellite into orbit.
Experts at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said that while the first stage of the KSLV-1 was made in Russia, South Korea has gained valuable know-how that can enable it to make a powerful indigenous rocket able to carry a 1.5 ton payload into space by 2018.
South Korea plans to launch a second KSLV-1 rocket in April 2010, with work to begin on developing an engine with 75 tons of thrust.
In the long run, the country aims to build an unmanned space probe that can reach the moon by 2025.
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