Goheung: The transport of South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri to its launchpad for the positioning process ahead of the planned fourth launch this week was delayed Tuesday due to weather conditions, space authorities said.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the transport of the 200-ton Nuri was originally set to begin at 7:20 a.m. but has been delayed due to expected rain, according to the Korea Aerospace Administration. The space authorities said they will check weather conditions again at 9 a.m. to reschedule the transport time.

The rocket will be carried from the assembly building at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, to its launchpad, located some 1.8 kilometers away at the center, on a special vehicle traveling at a speed of 1.5 kph, according to the space administration. Formally called the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II), the Nuri was earlier scheduled to lift off early Thursday. The authorities said the lift-off is currently expected to take place as scheduled.