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Innospace intends to attempt a second launch of its Hanbit-Nano small rocket in the first half of 2026 after its inaugural flight failed shortly after takeoff on December 22.
In a letter to shareholders dated December 23, Innospace CEO Soojong Kim reported that the first stage of the rocket, powered by a hybrid engine using liquid oxygen and kerosene fuels, ignited normally.
Seconds later, Innospace's broadcast included a message stating, 'We experienced an anomaly during the flight.'
Innospace plans to implement necessary technical improvements based on data and analysis results obtained from the launch.
Innospace plans to return to Brazil’s Alcantara Space Center in 2026 pending a formal finding by the Brazilian Air Force’s Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA).
Innospace has developed all its launch technology internally, according to CEO Kim Soo-jong.
Innospace launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil on December 22 at 8:13 PM EST.
Innospace is a South Korean startup founded in 2017.
Innospace is also developing larger and more powerful rockets called Hanbit-Micro and Hanbit-Mini.
Innospace currently employs about 260 people.
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.
INNOSPACE will begin operations under a partnership with Southern Launch in 2026, planned to continue for at least a decade.
The HANBIT-TLV launch demonstrated INNOSPACE's 150 kN thrust hybrid rocket engine on a suborbital flight from Brazil's Alcantara Space Center.
INNOSPACE has been expanding discussions with prospective customers on future orbital and suborbital launch opportunities.
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.