S. Korean satellite misses orbit
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-26 07:38
People gather to watch South Korea's historic launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or Naro-1 (pictured top) yesterday at a railway station in Seoul. The launch was described as a "partial success". Reuters-AFP |
GOHEUNG, South Korea: South Korea launched its first space rocket yesterday but failed to put a satellite into its planned orbit, in a setback for the country's nascent space program.
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