MISSION NAME
S-STEP
Status
Success
DATE
4 DEC 2023
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Agency for Defense Development
Launch Pad
ADD Offshore launch platform
Description
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional. Prototype small synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Hanhwa Aerospace on a planar satellite bus. First orbital test launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022. Does not include planned 2nd stage of the full LV.
South Korean ADD Solid-Fuel SLV (3 stage)