5 ORBITAL LAUNCHES / RANK #14 / SINCE 2009

Rocket Launches from South Korea

South Korea has launched 5 orbital rockets since 2009, a 60% success rate and <1% of all orbital launches on record. That ranks South Korea #14 among launch-pad nations.

LAUNCHES BY YEAR
2025 1
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2009 1
TOP OPERATORS
  1. 01 Korea Aerospace Research Institute 5
All launches 5
TOP ROCKETS
  1. 01 Nuri 75% / 4
  2. 02 Naro-1 0% / 1
All launches 60% / 5
RECENT LAUNCHES LIVE FEED
NOV 26 CAS500-3 Korea Aerospace Research Institute SUCCESS
MAY 25 NEXTSat-2 & SNIPE Korea Aerospace Research Institute SUCCESS
JUN 21 Flight Test 2 Korea Aerospace Research Institute SUCCESS
OCT 21 Flight Test Korea Aerospace Research Institute Third stage failed to place the payload simulator into orbit, for unknown reason. FAILURE
AUG 25 STSat-2A Korea Aerospace Research Institute FAILURE
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How many rockets has South Korea launched into orbit?

South Korea has 5 orbital launches on record since 2009, with a 60% success rate (1 in 2025).
02

Who launches rockets from South Korea?

The leading operators are Korea Aerospace Research Institute (5).
03

What is the most-used rocket launched from South Korea?

Nuri has flown 4 times from South Korea's launch pads in the tracked data.
DATA & SOURCES

Launch records are from LaunchLibrary2 and cover orbital launch attempts; suborbital and test flights are excluded. South Korea is the launch pad's location, not operator nationality. Figures refresh as new launches are tracked. Full ranking: launches by country.