7-ton-class solid kick motor
KARI's Naro (KSLV-I) used one South Korean-developed HTPB solid-propellant kick motor as its second stage. KARI identifies the stage as a 7-ton solid engine and records Naro's successful third launch on 30 January 2013; this generic record does not assert a named motor model.
Identity
- Aliases
- 7-ton-class solid kick motorNaro 7-ton solid kick motorKSLV-I 7-ton solid second-stage motorHTPB 7-ton Naro kick motor
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- generic-system
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- 7-ton-class solid kick motor
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- KARI's Naro (KSLV-I) used one South Korean-developed HTPB solid-propellant kick motor as its second stage. KARI identifies the stage as a 7-ton solid engine and records Naro's successful third launch on 30 January 2013; this generic record does not assert a named motor model.
- Propellants
- HTPB solid propellant
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/contents/182
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:00:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 08:11:49 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- KARI's NARO page identifies the upper stage as a 7-ton solid engine, describes it as an HTPB solid-propellant kick motor developed independently by Korea, and records the first, second, and successful third launch dates.
- Publisher
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Title
- NARO