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S. Korea rocket launch set for Nov 29

South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit, officials said.

Handout provided by Korea Aerospace Research Institute shows engineers near the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-I (KSLV-I) on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. South Korea plans to go ahead with a delayed rocket launch next week in its third bid in four years to put a satellite into orbit, officials said.

If all goes as scheduled, the 140-tonne rocket will lift off between 4:00-6:55pm (0700-0955 GMT) from the Naro Space Centre on the south coast, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said.

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