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The rocket, named the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), will seek to place in orbit a 100 kg satellite. Photo by fyjs.cn
South Korea is preparing to launch its first rocket into space Wednesday from the Naro space complex.
The two-stage vehicle, which has been developed with the assistance of Russia, will blast off from the Naro space complex, 475 km south of Seoul.
The rocket, named the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), will seek to place in orbit a 100 kg satellite.
The event will be monitored by rival North Korea, which has been criticized by the international community for pursuing its own rocket program.
Earlier this year, the North announced that it had successfully orbited a satellite of its own; but the claim was dismissed by the US, Japan and South Korea who called the April flight a cover for a test of ballistic missile technology.
The KSLV-1 launch is scheduled to take place between 0740 and 0920 GMT.
The rocket is 33m long and weighs some 140 tonnes. Its Russian liquid-fueled first-stage is said to produce 1 700 kilonewtons of thrust at launch.
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