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South Korea's first rocket lifts off
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-25 16:16

SEOUL: South Korea's first space rocket blasted off on Tuesday carrying a scientific satellite in a launch likely to provide a major boost to its nascent space programme after relying on others to put its satellites in orbit.

South Korea's first rocket lifts off
The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) or Naro-1, South Korea's first space rocket, is launched from its launch pad at the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 485 km (301 miles) south of Seoul, August 25, 2009. [Agencies]
South Korea's first rocket lifts off

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The two-stage Naro-1 rocket measuring 33 metres (108 ft) long with a 100-kg (220.5-lb) payload lifted off from the country's space centre on its southern coast about 350 km (220 miles) from Seoul.