INNOSPACE to Launch Brazilian Satellites and Inertial System on HANBIT-Nano Rocket
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Might 31, 2024
INNOSPACE, a South Korean personal spaceflight startup producing small satellite tv for pc launch automobiles, has signed new launch service agreements with the Federal College of Maranhao (UFMA) and Castro Leite Consultoria LTDA (CLC). This mission will use the HANBIT-Nano launch automobile from the Alcantara Area Middle in Brazil within the first half of 2025.
The mission will deploy picosatellites developed by DARTilab and BAITES, Brazilian analysis institutes concerned within the challenge by way of a contract with UFMA. The college leads the Alcantara Scientists Venture in Maranhao, Brazil.
“The partnership with INNOSPACE for the launch of the picosatellite is a historic milestone, which can present the residents of Alcantara with the distinctive alternative to actively take part within the development of science and area exploration. We’re excited as a result of with this enterprise we spotlight the significance of inclusion and respect for native communities in large-scale tasks that drive technological progress, in addition to encourage neighborhood unity and pleasure. We hope that this initiative will inspire the younger individuals of Alcantara and contribute to the emergence of recent alternatives for data within the area,” mentioned UFMA.
Underneath the settlement, INNOSPACE’s HANBIT-Nano will carry a payload, an inertial system developed by CLC. CLC is an engineering consulting service supplier specializing in aerospace, protection, and inertial techniques with a decade of expertise in Brazil.
“It is a superb alternative to qualify our merchandise for an area flight. This can add worth to each our gear and the technique of testing,” mentioned CLC.
“It is very significant to be chosen by Brazilian clients, as this mission will likely be INNOSPACE’s first business launch and the maiden flight of its HANBIT-Nano rocket after efficiently launching our first take a look at launch automobile, HANBIT-TLV, from the Alcantara Area Middle in Brazil on March 19, 2023 (BRT),” mentioned Soojong Kim, founder and CEO of INNOSPACE. “INNOSPACE’s precedence for HANBIT is to help clients who share an progressive imaginative and prescient for area, and we’re proud to supply them with the launch providers required to attain their goals.”
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