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HANBIT-Nano: Spaceward

Maiden orbital launch attempt for the South Korean start-up Innospace and its HANBIT-Nano small launch vehicle. Onboard this flight are five small satellites from the Brazilian space agency AEB, Brazilian university Universidade Federal do Maranhão and Indian startup Grahaa Space, as well as three payloads from AEB and Brazilian company Castro Leite Consultoria that will remain attached to the rocket, and an empty aluminium can from the South Korean beverage company Brewguru.

Failure:Apparently loss of control and crashed back on ground about 1 minute after launch.
Tuesday, 23 December 202501:13 UTC
HANBIT-Nano: Spaceward

Mission Data

Innospace
🇰🇷InnospaceEst. 2017
Launch VehicleHANBIT-Nano
Vehicle FamilyHANBIT
Vehicle Record0 of 1 launches (0%)
Provider TypePrivate
Agency Record1 successes / 1 failures (50%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadHANBIT Pad
Location🇧🇷 Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil BRA
Orbital Launches This Year#316
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad2
Launches From This Site4
Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

About HANBIT-Nano

Two-stage launch vehicle developed by South Korean space startup Innospace.

Launch updates

  1. Launch failure.

  2. Liftoff.

  3. New T-0.

  4. Official Webcast by INNOSPACE ꞁ 이노스페이스 has started

  5. Delayed to NET 01:00 UTC due to launch site weather.

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  6. Rescheduled for December 22.

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  7. Scrubbed for the day due to rocket 2nd stage problems.

  8. New T-0 due to issue with the ground power supply system at the launch site.

  9. New T-0 20:00 UTC due to weather. (Or 20:45 UTC pending on which part of the Tweet is correct).

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  10. Delayed to December 19 (UTC)

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Launch Site

HANBIT Pad · 2.3170°S 44.3687°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.