진행자: 홍유, Tannith
Nuri rocket lifts off on fifth mission with 15 satellites aboard
기사 요약: 한국형 발사체 누리호가 수요일 전남 고흥 나로우주센터에서 위성 15기를 싣고 고도 약 575km 태양동기궤도를 향해 다섯 번째 발사에 나섰다.
[1] South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket lifted off Wednesday on its fifth mission, carrying 15 satellites toward a sun-synchronous orbit about 575 kilometers above Earth.
homegrown: 국산의, 자체 개발한
sun-synchronous orbit: 태양동기궤도. 위성이 매일 같은 지방시에 같은 지역 상공을 지나도록 설계된 궤도로, 지구 관측 위성에 주로 쓰임
[2] The three-stage rocket, also known as KSLV-II, blasted off at 12:25 p.m. from the second launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla-Gwangju Province.
also known as: ~로도 알려진, 일명. 줄여서 a.k.a.
blast off: (굉음과 함께) 발사되다
[3] On its way to the target orbit, Nuri is to separate its first stage, payload fairing and second stage in sequence before deploying the satellites.
on its way to: ~로 가는 도중에
in sequence: 차례로, 순서대로
deploy: (위성을) 사출하다, 분리해 내보내다
[4] The rocket is carrying five microsatellites as its primary payload, along with 10 CubeSats.
[5] The five microsatellites will operate as a constellation designed to provide high-resolution observations of the Korean Peninsula. The CubeSats will carry out experiments involving pharmaceuticals and industrial components in space, while also studying space radiation and Earth’s magnetic field.
constellation: 위성군, 군집위성
high-resolution: 고해상도의
기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10895637
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