Korea's lunar exploration orbiter, the Danuri, is launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Space Force Base 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. Aug. 4. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday hailed the successful entry of a Korean unmanned space vehicle into the orbit of the moon.

Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, was captured by the moon's gravity Tuesday and began rotation, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.