KARI KSR-3
 KSR-3 | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
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| Date | 2002[1] |
| Designer | Korea Aerospace Research Institute |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
KSR-3 or KSR-III (Korean Sounding Rocket-3)[2] is a South Korean liquid sounding rocket designed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute.[3] It was launched successfully on November 28, 2002 for scientific surveillance purposes.[4] The first test flight of KSR-III was carried out by the KARI rocketry team from Anheung Proving Ground, reaching an altitude of 42.7 km (26.5 mi) and flying over 84 km (52 mi).[5]
Spec
- Payload: 150 kg
- Apogee: 42.7 km
- Range: 79 km
- Thrust: 13 t
- Weight: 6.1 t
- Diameter: 0.42 m
- Length: 13.5 m
- Burn time: 53 sec
- Launch: November 28, 2002[6]
See also
- KSLV-I
- KSLV-II
- KARI KSR-1
- KARI KSR-2
References
- ISBN 978-1-136-88425-2.
- ISBN 9780819456137.
- ISBN 978-0-8493-1501-5.
- ^ Korea Trade & Investment. Korea Trade Promotion Corporation. 2003.
- ISBN 978-1-4419-0874-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4200-8432-0.
Further reading
- Encyclopedia Astronautica KSR-III. KSR-III
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