KSR-II
Stage · Korea South
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Two-stage South Korean sounding rocket, using two of the solid rocket motors developed for the KSR-I in tandem. Flown twice in 1997-1998.
Payload: 150 kg (330 lb) to a 160 km altitude.
Stage Data - KSR-II
- Stage 1. 1 x KSR-1. Gross Mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Empty Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Thrust (vac): 86.200 kN (19,379 lbf). Isp: 250 sec. Burn time: 25 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Span: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 4.70 m (15.40 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Status: Hardware 2002. Comments: All values except thrust estimated.
- Stage 2. 1 x KSR-1. Gross Mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Empty Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Thrust (vac): 86.200 kN (19,379 lbf). Isp: 250 sec. Burn time: 25 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Span: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Length: 4.70 m (15.40 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Status: Hardware 2002. Comments: All values except thrust estimated.
Related
- Country
- Korea South
- Launch Sites
- Anhueng
- Stages
- KSR-1
- Agency
- KARI
Photo Gallery
S Korean LVs
South Korean indigneous rockets.
Credit: © Mark Wade
Chronology
2 events
1997 July 9
Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: KSR. Launch Vehicle: KSR-II.- X-ray astronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Korea South. Agency: KARI. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Measured the vertical distribution of ozone using an ultraviolet radiometer..
1998 June 11
01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: KSR. Launch Vehicle: KSR-II.- X-ray astronomy / ionosphere mission - . Nation: Korea South. Agency: KARI. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). Measured the vertical distribution of ozone using an ultraviolet radiometer..