Naro Space Center

Naro Space Center

Korean: 나로우주센터
Summary
Airport typeSpaceport
OwnerGovernment of South Korea
OperatorKARI
LocationOuter Naro Island, Goheung, South Jeolla, South Korea
OpenedJune 11, 2009 (2009-06-11)
Time zoneKorea Standard Time (+09:00)
Coordinates34°25′55″N 127°32′06″E / 34.43194°N 127.53500°E / 34.43194; 127.53500
Websitewww.kari.re.kr/narospacecenter
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Naro Space Center is located in South Korea
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Naro Space Center
Naro Space Center is located in Asia
Naro Space Center
Naro Space Center
Naro Space Center is located in Earth
Naro Space Center
Naro Space Center
Naro Space Center
Hangul
나로우주센터
Hanja
羅老宇宙센터
Revised RomanizationNaro Uju Senteo
McCune–ReischauerNaro Uju Sentŏ

The Naro Space Center is a South Korean spaceport in South Jeolla's Goheung County, operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

The spaceport is located about 485 km (300 mi) south of Seoul.[1] It includes two launch pads, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall and a landing field.[2][3] It has supported 5 launches including the KSLV-II launch in 2021, and will support SSLV launches in 2025.

  1. ^ Software glitch halts rocket launch - Yonhap News Agency
  2. ^ South Korea Begins Construction Of New Space Center – Korean Information Service, SpaceDaily, August 12, 2003
  3. ^ "Korea to enter space race in 2008", http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20080102014&part=107%7C, Ro Ji-woong Korea.net Staff Writer, 03 January, 2008, accessed October 28, 2008

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