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Korea hopes to successfully launch a satellite into space on October 26 in a third attempt to join the group of Asian powers that master this technology, including China, Japan and

South Korea today will launch its first satellite into orbit, just four months after the North's similar action.

On the afternoon of August 19, South Korea continued to postpone the country's first rocket launch, KSLV-1, only 7 minutes 56 seconds before the scheduled launch time.