The first private rocket of South Korea fell 30 seconds after launch in Brazil

Unsuccessful launch of the private rocket from South Korea

According to glavcom.ua: The first private orbital rocket Hanbit-Nano from South Korea crashed just 30 seconds after launch from the Alcantara spaceport in Brazil. This was reported by Yonhap.

According to preliminary data, the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction of the carrier, which did not allow launching the planned satellites into orbit. The rocket launched at 03:13 Kyiv time on Tuesday.

Plans and details of the launch

There were five satellites on board the rocket that were to be deployed in a low orbit at an altitude of 300 kilometers above the Earth. If the launch had been successful, Innospace would have become the first private South Korean company to launch a client’s satellite into orbit.

The two-stage vehicle used a 25-ton hybrid engine that powered the first stage, while the second stage operated from an engine using liquid methane and oxygen. The launch of the rocket was postponed three times from the initial date of November 22.

In October, North Korea announced the successful testing of cruise missiles of the 'sea-surface' class.

According to the Central News Agency of North Korea, the missiles flew for over two hours and accurately hit the designated targets.

The Hanbit-Nano rocket, the first private development from South Korea, crashed just 30 seconds after launch from the Alcantara spaceport in Brazil. According to preliminary data, the cause was a technical malfunction of the carrier that prevented the satellites from being launched into orbit. The plans of Innospace to deploy satellites into low orbit could not be implemented due to the failed rocket launch.