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HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward
HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward launched on Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 01:13 AM UTC — a Innospace mission.
Launch FailureInnospace
Lifted offNET Dec 2025
NET Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 01:13 AM UTC
Live coverage
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Mission profile
The flight at a glance
HANBIT-NanoVehicle
InnospaceProvider
HANBIT PadPad
Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of BrazilLocation
Test FlightMission type
Sun-Synchronous OrbitOrbit
Flight sequence
Mission timeline
Key events from liftoff — ignition, staging, separation and deployment — with their times relative to T0.
- IgnitionT- 00:00:04
- LiftoffT+ 00:00:00
- SupersonicT+ 00:00:54
- Max-QT+ 00:01:06
- MECOT+ 00:02:30
- Stage 2 SeparationT+ 00:02:30
- SEST+ 00:02:33
- Fairing SeparationT+ 00:02:59
- SECOT+ 00:07:33
- Payload SeparationT+ 00:07:34
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for HANBIT-Nano to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 8:50
SimulatedRepresentative HANBIT-Nano ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Spaceward
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.
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Frequently asked
What time does HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward launch?
HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward is scheduled to lift off Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 01:13 AM UTC.
Where can I watch HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward?
HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward is an Innospace mission flying on a HANBIT-Nano.
Where does HANBIT-Nano | Spaceward launch from?
It lifts off from HANBIT Pad, Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil.