What Happened
First Full Configuration Orbital Demonstration Scheduled
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development is set to conduct the first full-configuration orbital demonstration of its Mir solid-fuel small satellite launch vehicle on November 11. The launch will take place from an offshore platform near Jeju Island, with the rocket following a southeastern trajectory to Low Earth Orbit. The Mir rocket is designed to deliver small military payloads, primarily synthetic-aperture radar reconnaissance satellites, to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. This development was reported by NASASpaceflight.com.