South Korea postponed the planned launch of its Mir solid-fuel space rocket on Tuesday due to safety issues detected during final preparations, the defense ministry said.
The rocket had been scheduled to lift off at 2 p.m. from a sea barge off the southern coast of Jeju Island. It would have been the first test of a fully assembled four-stage vehicle.
The ministry stated in a message to media that the launch was canceled after issues arose in final preparations. A new date will be announced later.
South Korea has developed the solid-propellant vehicle since 2021 to deploy small spy satellites in low-Earth orbit. Previous trials in 2022 and 2023 used partial three-stage setups, with the last in December 2023.
