South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite

The Nuri rocket lifts off (Korea Aerospace Research Institute/AP)
The Nuri rocket lifts off (Korea Aerospace Research Institute/AP)

South Korea has launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time as part of its growing space development programme.

It comes as rival North Korea is pushing to put its first military spy satellite into orbit.

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