The Nuriho-4 rocket, scheduled for launch on the morning of the 27th, is currently being transported to the launch site as of 9 a.m. on the 25th. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) held a launch preparation committee meeting at 8:30 a.m., deciding to transport Nuriho to the launch pad by 9 a.m. The rocket is being moved on a transporter vehicle from the launch vehicle assembly building at Naro Space Center to the second launch pad, a process expected to take about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Once Nuriho arrives at the launch pad, it will go through preparations and be erected. In the afternoon of the 25th, preparations, including the connection and sealing checks of the umbilical lines (ground supply lines) for power and propellant (fuel and oxidizer) supply to Nuriho, are set to be carried out. If there are no issues during the transport, erection, and umbilical connection processes, installation at the launch pad is expected to continue into the late afternoon.
KARI has indicated that the schedule may change due to weather conditions, and should all tasks not be completed on the 25th, additional efforts will be made the following morning to proceed as planned. Originally, Nuriho was scheduled for transport to the launch pad at 7:20 a.m. on the 25th but was postponed to 9 a.m. due to rain forecasts earlier that morning.
On the 26th, the Space Agency will hold a launch management committee meeting to decide on charging the propellant in Nuriho. They will comprehensively review technical readiness, launch window, weather conditions, and the potential for collision with space objects to finalize the exact launch time.