kslv-1 rocket

South Korea on Wednesday said it will continue its efforts to launch a satellite launch on January 30, in order to join the space club, including Asian countries. China, Japan and

South Korea's scientific satellite contacted the ground station on January 31, marking the full success of its first satellite launch mission, Yonhap quoted officials as saying.

South Korea on November 29 suspended its mission to launch its satellite just 17 minutes before the missile left the launch pad as planned, due to technical problems.