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Anhueng

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Anhueng
Anhueng
Credit: © Mark Wade

South Korean sounding rocket launch site, used from June 1993.

Related

Launch Vehicles
KSR-I, KSR-II, KSR-III
Agency
KARI
Bibliography
2

Chronology

8 events

1993 June 4

Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: KSR. Launch Vehicle: KSR-I.
  • Ozone profile mission - . Nation: Korea South. Agency: KARI. Apogee: 39 km (24 mi). Ultraviolet radiometer to measure vertical ozone distribution in the stratosphere over the Korean peninsula. Rocket performance also monitored..

1993 September 1

Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: KSR. Launch Vehicle: KSR-I.
  • Ozone profile mission - . Nation: Korea South. Agency: KARI. Apogee: 49 km (30 mi). Ultraviolet radiometer to measure vertical ozone distribution in the stratosphere over the Korean peninsula. Rocket performance also monitored..

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..

2002 November 28

05:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: KSR. Launch Vehicle: KSR-III.
  • KSR-III Launch Vehicle Technology Test / Aeronomy mission - . Nation: Korea South. Agency: KARI. Apogee: 43 km (26 mi).

    The rocket reached 42 km altitude and a speed of 902 meters per second. It impacted in the West Sea 85 km from the coastal launch site, 231 seconds after launch. In preparation for the launch, KARI and related agencies successfully carried out ignition tests in May and August.

2015 June 3

Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: Hyunmoo-2. Launch Vehicle: Hyunmoo-2B.
  • RV - . Nation: Korea South. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test flight..

2017 March 17

Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: Hyunmoo-2B. Launch Vehicle: Hyunmoo-2C.
  • RV - . Nation: Korea South. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Yellow Sea..

2017 June 23

01:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Anhueng. LV Family: Hyunmoo-2. Launch Vehicle: Hyunmoo-2C.
  • RV - . Nation: Korea South. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Test mission. Impacted E China Sea?..