Mission
Note: Launch vehicle name is provisional.
First orbital full version launch of the South Korean military small satellite launch vehicle, after 2 sub-orbital tests of individual stages on 30 March and 30 December 2022, and 1 orbital test flight without the 2nd stage on 4 December 2023. Details TBD.
Mir Demo Flight will lift off from ADD Offshore launch platform at Sea Launch.
- Liftoff
- · ~
- Window
- – 4 h
- Rocket
- MirAgency for Defense Development
- Destination
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea Launch1st launch from this pad in 20261091 days after the last
- Latest update
- NET November 4 per marine navigation warnings, TBC.
1st
Agency for Defense Development launch of 2026
Mir
Agency for Defense Development
0.5t
Payload to low Earth orbit
About Mir
Mir (Korean for a kind of dragon, and previously only known as “Solid-fuel space launch vehicle”) is a South Korean military developed small satellite launch vehicle for “quick response” usage. First orbital test launch in December 2023 omits the 2nd stage but still carries satellite into orbit.
Orbit estimated from CelesTrak’s elementsMeasured trackSpaceX’s predicted path
In orbit now
The crewed stations and Hubble, once around the Earth every 92 to 94 minutes
| Spacecraft | Altitude | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| ISSDocked: Soyuz MS-29, Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,550km/h |
| TiangongDocked: Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 382km | 27,660km/h |
| Shenzhou-23In Earth’s shadow | 382km | 27,660km/h |
| Soyuz MS-29In sunlight | 434km | 27,550km/h |
| Crew-13In sunlight | 434km | 27,550km/h |
| HubbleIn Earth’s shadow | 469km | 27,485km/h |
Estimated for from CelesTrak’s orbital elements, up to 2 days old.
