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The launch of South Korea's first homegrown rocket is set to be delayed.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute reported Thursday morning that lift off, which was scheduled for 4 p.m., could be pushed back by two hours due to weather conditions.
The Korea Meteorological Administration said the forecast showed winds picking up in the afternoon in Goheung, where the Naro Space Center is located.
But if all goes as planned, the launch will be deemed successful if the rocket puts its 1.5-ton dummy cargo into orbit, with an altitude of 700 kilometers.
According to KARI official, that can be determined within 16 minutes.
South Korea hopes to become the world's seventh country to launch a rocket that has the independent capability of placing an over 1-ton satellite into orbit, following in the footsteps of Russia, the U.S., France, China, Japan and India.
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