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  21 Jun 2022, 13:27

South Korea launches domestically-developed space rocket: TV

SEOUL, June 21, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea launched its first domestically-

developed space rocket on Tuesday, television pictures showed, the country's
second attempt after a launch last October failed.

The Korea Satellite Launch Vehicle II, a 200-ton liquid fuel rocket
informally called Nuri, lifted off from the launch site in Goheung at 4:00pm
(0700 GMT), with a commentator saying: "it seems it's going according to the
plan".