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Seoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2002 South Korea successfully launched its first liquid fuel three-stage rocket Thursday in a crucial step in its bid to join the world's top aerospace nations, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute said. "The rocket was successfully launched at 14:52:26 pm (0552 GMT), a KARI spokesman said after the 14-meter-long (46.2-feet) rocket weighing six tonnes blasted off from a launch pad in Anheung in the central province of South Chungcheong. "It reached an altitude of 42.7 kilometers, 0.7 kilometers higher than expected, and flew 84 kilometers for 231.44 seconds before falling into the Yellow Sea," he said. The launch of the country's first liquid fuel rocket had been delayed by one day because of strong winds. The KSR-III rocket's successful launch means the country has secured the technology needed to develop a satellite-launching vehicle by 2005, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.
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