| π Image Innospace stand at the IAC 2022 | |
Native name | μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace industry |
| Founded | September 2017; 8 years ago (2017-09) |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
| Products | Launch vehicle |
| Website | www.innospc.com |
Innospace (Korean: μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€) is a South Korean startup company specializing in developing a hybrid space rocket. It was founded in 2017.[1]
History
[edit]Innospace was founded in 2017 by Kim Soo-jong, who received his master's and doctorate in aerospace engineering from Korea Aerospace University.[2][3]
In June 2024, the company signed a launch service contract with Italy's CShark S.r.l. and Thailand's EOS Orbit for the small satellite launch vehicle HANBIT. Under this contract, Innospace will perform commercial launch missions to place 35 CShark's satellites into target orbit over a three-year period starting in 2025 and one EOS Orbit's satellite starting in 2025.[4] According to what Innospace revealed in March 2025, the company succeeded in independently developing HANBIT-NANO's launch pad.[5]
Completed missions
[edit]HANBIT-TLV
[edit]On 21 March 2023, the company launched its HANBIT-TLV single-stage thrust hybrid suborbital rocket from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil.[6][7] This was the first space vehicle launch by the South Koreaβs private sector.[6] The company's shares were first publicly traded on 2 July 2024.[8]
Future missions
[edit]The company is planning its first commercial space missions in 2025.[9]
HANBIT-Nano
[edit]HANBIT-Nano is a two-stage launch vehicle that is 21.8m long and 1.4m in diameter and can launch 90kg into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km. The first stage is equipped with one 25-ton hybrid engine, and the second stage is equipped with one 3-ton engine. The second stage operates the hybrid engine HyPER and the methane engine LiMER according to the launch mission requested by the customer, thereby providing a customized launch service.[10][11]
| First Stage | Second Stage HyPER | Second Stage LiMER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrust | 245 kN | 34 kN | 29 kN |
| Burn Time | 150 s | 270 s | 300 s |
| SI | 292 s | 325 s | 350 s |
| Fuel | Paraffin / LOX | Paraffin / LOX | Methane / LOX |
HANBIT-Micro
[edit]HANBIT-Micro is a two-stage launch vehicle that is 22.5m long and 1.4m in diameter and can launch 170 kg into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.[14] The first stage is equipped with one 25-ton hybrid engine, and the second stage is equipped with one 3-ton methane engine. A final kick stage capable of 4 kN thrust performs the final orbital maneuvering.[14]
| First Stage | Second Stage | Kick Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrust | 245 kN | 2x 29 kN | 4 kN |
| Burn Time | 130 s | 250 s | 390 s |
| SI | 292 s | 350 s | 350 s |
| Fuel | Paraffin / LOX | Methane / LOX | Methane / LOX |
HANBIT-Mini
[edit]HANBIT-Mini is a three-stage launch vehicle that is 39.6m long and 3.7m in diameter and can launch 1300 kg into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.[14] The first stage is equipped with nine 25-ton hybrid engines, and the second stage is equipped with one 25-ton hybrid engine, and the third stage with two 3-ton methane engines.[15]
| First Stage | Second Stage | Third Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrust | 9x 245 kN | 245 kN | 2x 29 kN |
| Burn Time | 130 s | 150 s | 350 s |
| SI | 292 s | 325 s | 350 s |
| Fuel | Paraffin / LOX | Paraffin / LOX | Methane / LOX |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Innospace strives to become space platform provider". koreatimes. June 17, 2024.
- ^ "'Kλ‘μΌ μμ₯ λμ ' μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€, λ΄λ 3μ 첫 μμ λ°μ¬β¦ "μ€ν¨νλλΌλ ν격 μ μ κ²"". Chosun Biz (in Korean). 17 June 2024.
- ^ "μ°μ£Όλ°μ¬μ²΄ μ€ννΈμ μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ "μμ₯ μν IPO μ μ°¨ λμ "". Yonhap News (in Korean). 3 May 2023.
- ^ "μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€, μ΄ν리μΒ·νκ΅ μμ±μ¬μ λ°μ¬ κ³μ½β¦21μ΅μ κ·λͺ¨". Yonhap News (in Korean). 26 June 2024.
- ^ "λ―Όκ° μ°μ£Όλ°μ¬μ²΄ κΈ°μ μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€, 'νλΉ-λλ Έ' λ°μ¬λ λ μ κ°λ°". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b Hyeong-woo, Kan. "Innospace launches world's first hybrid rocket". asianews.network.
- ^ Si-soo, Park (March 21, 2023). "South Korea's Innospace succeeds in test launch".
- ^ Foust, Jeff (July 2, 2024). "Innospace shares tumble in stock market debut".
- ^ "South Korea's Innospace Plans Seven Rocket Missions In 2025 | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com.
- ^ "ι μ΅μ΄ μμ μ© λ‘μΌ λ΄λ 3μ μλ€β¦ν΅μ¬κΈ°μ 'νμ΄λ§ λΆλ¦¬'λ μ±κ³΅". Newsis (in Korean). 9 September 2024.
- ^ "INNOSPACE HANBIT β Nano LiMER".
- ^ "INNOSPACE HANBIT β Nano Hyper". μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "INNOSPACE HANBIT β Nano LiMER". μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ a b c d "INNOSPACE HANBIT β Micro". μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ a b "INNOSPACE HANBIT β Mini". μ΄λ Έμ€νμ΄μ€ (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-22.
