Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| 2027 | 0 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0 | 1 |
| 2029 | 0 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0 | 1 |
| 2031 | 0 | 1 |
| 2032 | 0 | 1 |
| 2033 | 0 | 1 |
| 2034 | 0 | 1 |
| 2035 | 0 | 1 |
| 2036 | 0 | 1 |
| 2037 | 0 | 1 |
| 2038 | 0 | 1 |
| 2039 | 0 | 1 |
| 2040 | 0 | 1 |
| 2041 | 0 | 1 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HANBIT-NANO | SSO | 90 kg | 500 km | Unknown | INNOSPACE HANBIT-Nano official product page |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Launch 2025-F09 | HANBIT-NANO | Dec 23, 2025 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
HANBIT-NANO | Not stated | 1 | Active |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2027 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2028 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2029 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2030 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2031 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2032 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2033 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2034 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2035 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2036 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2037 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2038 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2039 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2040 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
| 2041 | Alcantara Space Center | 1 | 25% | Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot. |
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Catalog-completeness placeholder for active HANBIT family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Innospace is also developing larger and more powerful rockets called Hanbit-Micro and Hanbit-Mini.
The first flight of Hanbit-Nano from Innospace, a South Korean company, ended in failure shortly after launch.
The first flight of Hanbit-Nano from Innospace, a South Korean company, ended in failure shortly after launch.
Innospace's HANBIT-Nano exploded shortly after launch during Max-Q.
Innospace will launch HANBIT-Nano from Brazil at 00:30 UTC.
The HANBIT-TLV launch demonstrated INNOSPACE's 150 kN thrust hybrid rocket engine on a suborbital flight from Brazil's Alcantara Space Center.
INNOSPACE was the first private South Korean firm to successfully launch the test vehicle HANBIT-TLV in 2023.
INNOSPACE has continued to mature its technology for orbital-class engines since the HANBIT-TLV mission.
The HANBIT-Nano vehicle will carry eight registered payloads, including five small satellites, three non-separating experimental devices, and a branding model, into Low Earth Orbit.
The launch of HANBIT-Nano is scheduled for December 17, 2023, at 15:45 (BRT).
The launch window for HANBIT-Nano is from December 16 to December 22, 2023 (BRT).
HANBIT-Nano will head to the launch pad on December 15, 2023 (BRT).
The telemetry system for the HANBIT-Nano mission is configured to support compressed video streaming from the launch vehicle.
The launch of HANBIT-Nano is scheduled for December 18, 2023, at 03:45 (KST).
INNOSPACE will utilize Viasat's InRange to monitor the ascent of the HANBIT-Nano vehicle.
The HANBIT-Nano mission is scheduled for launch in December 2025 from the Alcântara Launch Center in Northern Brazil.
Viasat, Inc. has been selected by South Korean launch provider INNOSPACE to provide telemetry services for the HANBIT-Nano mission.
INNOSPACE has begun functional checks and satellite-launch vehicle interface tests for customer satellites and experimental payloads as part of the operational procedures for its first commercial launch mission SPACEWARD of the HANBIT-Nano.
The target launch time for the HANBIT-Nano rocket is November 22 at 3:00 PM (BRT) from the Alcantara Launch Center in Brazil.
The launch window for the HANBIT-Nano rocket runs from October 28 to November 28.