South Korea’s initial commercial space rocket, “Hanbit Nano” from the Innospace company, met with failure immediately after liftoff on Tuesday, December 23, reports Yonhap agency, citing a company representative.
The launch of the “Hanbit Nano” rocket occurred around 10:13 local time (4:13 Moscow time) from the Alcântara spaceport in Brazil.
“The rocket crashed within the designated ground safety area; there were no reports of casualties or further damage,” the agency stated.
During the ascent phase, it became evident that the rocket’s trajectory deviated from the planned path, and a message indicating a detected anomaly appeared on the screens.
According to Innospace data, the craft impacted the ground 30 seconds after launch.
It is noted that the rocket carried a payload, which included five satellites intended for deployment into a low orbit at an altitude of 300 km. With a successful launch, Innospace would have become the first private South Korean firm to successfully place a client’s satellite into orbit.
Previously, on December 13, it was reported that China successfully conducted a launch of the Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket with two satellites. It is mentioned that the test spacecraft Di’er-5 and the satellite Xiwang-5-2 were successfully put into orbit.
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