Nuri (rocket)

Nuri (KSLV-II)
	KSLV-II Nuri launching from the Launch Pad 2 at Naro Space Center, 21 October 2021.
Function	Small/Medium-lift launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (design); Korea Aerospace Industries (final assembly); Hanwha Aerospace (engine manufacturing); Hyundai Heavy Industries (launchpad);
Country of origin	South Korea
Project cost	₩1.96 trillion (spaceport included)
Size
Height	47.2 m (155 ft)
Diameter	3.5 m (11 ft)
Mass	200,000 kg (440,000 lb)
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Altitude	200 km (120 mi)
Mass	3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
Payload to SSO
Altitude	700 km (430 mi)
Mass	1,900 kg (4,200 lb)
Payload to GTO
Mass	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Naro, LC-2
Total launches	4
Success(es)	3
Failure	1
First flight	21 October 2021
Last flight	26 November 2025 (most recent)
First stage
Height	21.6 m (71 ft)
Diameter	3.5 m (11 ft)
Powered by	4 × KRE-075
Maximum thrust	SL: 2,942 kN (661,000 lbf); vac: 3,380 kN (759,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	SL: 261.7 s (2.566 km/s); vac: 298.6 s (2.928 km/s)
Burn time	127 seconds
Propellant	LOX / Jet A-1
Second stage
Diameter	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Powered by	1 × KRE-075
Maximum thrust	788 kN (177,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	315.4 s (3.093 km/s)
Burn time	148 seconds
Propellant	LOX / Jet A-1
Third stage
Height	3.5 m (11 ft)
Diameter	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Powered by	1 × KRE-007
Maximum thrust	68.7 kN (15,400 lbf)
Specific impulse	325.1 s (3.188 km/s)
Burn time	498 seconds
Propellant	LOX / Jet A-1

Nuri (Korean: 누리; lit. 'world'), also known as KSLV-II (Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II), is an expendable, three-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle, the second one developed by South Korea and the successor to Naro-1 (KSLV-1). It is developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). All three stages use Korean developed launch vehicle engines, making Nuri the first orbital launch vehicle entirely developed and manufactured in South Korea.