HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward
Status: Failure | Launched: Dec 23, 2025 01:13 UTC
Failure reason: Apparently loss of control and crashed back on ground about 1 minute after launch.
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Innospace (Private)
- Rocket: HANBIT-Nano — HANBIT family
Mission
Maiden orbital launch attempt for the South Korean start-up Innospace and its HANBIT-Nano small launch vehicle. Onboard this flight are five small satellites from the Brazilian space agency AEB, Brazilian university Universidade Federal do Maranhão and Indian startup Grahaa Space, as well as three payloads from AEB and Brazilian company Castro Leite Consultoria that will remain attached to the rocket, and an empty aluminium can from the South Korean beverage company Brewguru.
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: HANBIT Pad
- Location: Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.