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Aug 25, 2009, 13:36 GMT

South Korean satellite misses its targeted orbit

Seoul - South Korea's first launch of a satellite missed its planned orbit Tuesday. A handout released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, show the South Korea's first launch vehicle 'Naro (KSLV-1)' , carrying a science satellite blasts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, on 25 August 2009. EPA/KARI /

A handout released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, show the South Korea's first launch vehicle 'Naro (KSLV-1)' , carrying a science satellite blasts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, on 25 August 2009. EPA/KARI /

A handout released by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, show the South Korea's first launch vehicle 'Naro (KSLV-1)' , carrying a science satellite blasts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, on 25 August 2009. EPA/KARI / Millions of South Koreans watched live broadcasts of the KSLV-1 blasting off from a new space centre in the south of the country, television reports said. However, the research satellite went beyond the orbit planned for it, Science Minister Ahn Byong Man said. Engineers from the Korean Aerospace Research Institute were trying to locate the satellite, the national news agency Yonhap reported. It was unclear whether radio contact could be made with it. The rocket had been due to put a small research satellite into orbit around the Earth. South Korea would have been the 10th country to launch an artificial satellite into space from its own territory. Russia was involved in the construction of the rocket, which cost 503 billion won (402 million dollars). Earlier this year, North Korea launched a rocket that it said had a satellite on board. Its neighbours and the United States said, however, that they detected no satellite in orbit and accused Pyongyang of testing a long-range missile.

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