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Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit HANBIT Pad Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

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.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 23, 2025, 1:13 a.m.

Liftoff.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 23, 2025, 1:22 a.m.

Launch failure.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 15, 2025, 3:18 a.m.

Added tentative launch window for December 17, to be confirmed.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 15, 2025, 5:37 a.m.

GO for launch.


Nosu • Oct. 21, 2025, 12:01 p.m.

Adding launch


HANBIT-Nano

Family:
Configuration: Nano

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

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    21.8 m
  • Diameter
    1.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    18.8 T
  • Thrust
    245.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    HANBIT-Nano
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    Nano
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    HANBIT-Nano
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    ―
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    90.0 kg

Innospace

Innospace

(IS)

CEO: Kim Soo-jong Founded: 2017 Successes: 1 Failures: 1 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Innospace is a South Korean startup company specializing in developing hybrid space rocket.

INFO WIKI
SpaceNews

Innospace gets license for first orbital launch attempt

South Korean launch startup Innospace says it has received government approval for its first orbital launch attempt, which could take place as soon as the end of the month. The post Innospace gets license for first orbital launch attempt …

NASASpaceflight

Launch Roundup: Ariane 6, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Electron launches highlight busy week

Global launch activity is set to surge over the next week, with 13 missions scheduled… The post Launch Roundup: Ariane 6, Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Electron launches highlight busy week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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Launch Roundup: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025

The last full week of 2025 will be a busy one, with nine launches scheduled… The post Launch Roundup: International launches fill manifest during last full week of 2025 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceNews

Innospace completes investigation into Hanbit-Nano launch failure

South Korean startup Innospace says its inaugural launch failed in December when exhaust leaked from a combustion chamber and caused the rocket to break up. The post Innospace completes investigation into Hanbit-Nano launch failure appear…

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil

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