'Launcher-Launcher' Linkage Completed -> Innospace Goes to Space in July [Space Now]

Innospace announced on the 17th that it successfully completed the HANBIT-NANO launch pad-launch vehicle system linkage test. [Photo = Innospace]



Space startup Innospace has completed the 'launch pad-launch vehicle' system linkage test and has begun full-scale commercial launch in July.



Innospace (CEO Kim Soo-jong) announced on the 17th that it has independently developed the launch pad, the core infrastructure for the launch of the satellite launch vehicle 'HANBIT-NANO', and successfully completed the launch pad-launch vehicle system linkage test.



The test was conducted by Samwoo Eco, its partner company that was in charge of manufacturing the launch pad.



The launch pad-launch vehicle system linkage test was conducted as a procedure to comprehensively verify launch operability, starting from the process of assembling the launch vehicle and mounting it on the launch pad, to checking the function of the launch vehicle erection and propellant supply system.



Through this test, Innospace confirmed the technical stability and reliability throughout the entire process, including the mechanical and electrical interface between the launch pad and the launch vehicle, the launch vehicle transport device, the launch vehicle erection system, the separation of the 'umbilical' for supplying fuel and oxidizer, and the separation of the launch vehicle fixing device.



The launch pad, which successfully completed the test on this day, will begin sea transport to the Brazilian launch site, the 'Alcântara Space Center', on April 2. After arriving at the Brazilian launch site in May, it plans to complete preparations for launch operation through installation and final inspection in the local environment.



The launch vehicle used in this test is the 'Hanbit-Nano' qualification model (QM, Qualification Model). It is 21.8 m high and 1.4 m in diameter, the same as the actual flight model (FM, Flight Model) scheduled for launch in July.



Innospace will complete the launch pad-launch vehicle system linkage test and proceed with a commercial launch in July. [Photo = Innosspace]



Innosspace CEO Kim Soo-jong said, "The launch pad-launch vehicle system linkage test is an important development milestone for the launch of 'Hanbit-Nano,' and the successful completion of this test is a significant achievement that proves Innosspace's independent technology and launch operation capabilities." He continued, "Now that we have completed the verification test of our self-developed launch pad and have entered full-scale launch preparations, we will thoroughly inspect the remaining procedures and do our best to provide a reliable launch service."



Meanwhile, the 'Hanbit-Nano' satellite launch vehicle is a two-stage space launch vehicle that inserts a payload into a 500km SSO (Sun-synchronous Orbit). The first stage is equipped with a 25-ton thrust hybrid engine, and the second stage is equipped with a 3-ton thrust methane engine.



Innosspace plans to perform payload launch missions for a total of five overseas clients, including the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) and Conservatoria Castro Leyte (CLC), Brazil, through its first commercial launch in July.





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