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Engineers and officials say that the cone of the Korean rocket that contained the satellite opened later than it was supposed to, causing the satellite to miss the designated orbit.
However, they say the exact cause can't be determined until further investigations are carried out.
The initial conclusion acquitted the Russians, the provider of the first-stage rocket and related technologies, of any responsibility in the failed deployment.
Officials are trying to confirm whether an object which fell near Darwin, Australia, was debris from the upper stage of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 rocket, which carried the satellite and was intended to push it into proper position.

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"The kick motor (of the second-stage rocket) successfully ignited and was about to gain velocity, but due to the payload fairing that weighs four times more than the satellite, it was difficult for the rocket to steer itself in the right direction and pick up enough speed" - Vice Science Minister Kim Jung-hyun.

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"The first stage of the Naro rocket (KSLV-1), and the 'kick motor' of the second stage functioned, and the satellite was separated from the second stage. However, the current data shows that the satellite was not delivered in the precise position we had intended, and we have formed a technical committee with the Russian engineers to analyse what went wrong" - Ahn Byung-man, the minister of Education, Science and Technology.

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South Korea has launched its first space rocket, though a scientific satellite it was carrying failed to enter into its proper orbit.
South Korean officials described the launch as a "partial success".

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Rocket Launch Rescheduled for Aug. 25
South Korea Friday rescheduled its first space rocket launch for Aug. 25 after a technical glitch halted the countdown minutes before blastoff.

The liftoff will take place between 4:40 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. to allow the satellite to deploy its solar panels and generate a sufficient amount of energy.

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