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![Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-2), also known as the Nuri-ho, stands at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla, on Wednesday, a day before its launch scheduled for Oct. 21. Boasting four 75-ton liquid engines in its first-stage booster, the three-stage rocket, which was made using indigenous engine technology, is meant to carry a 1.5-ton satellite into low orbit. The second stage has a single 75-ton engine and the third stage has a seven-ton engine. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10888026.jpg?imageId=10888026&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A qualification model of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II is transferred to the Naro Space Center in Goheung County on June 1. [KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11743070.jpg?imageId=11743070&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)