Spaceward

Mission

Spaceward on HANBIT-Nano. Tue 23 Dec 2025, 01:13 UTC. Reported outcome: Failure. Launch site: HANBIT Pad. Source: Launch Library 2.

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.

Mission type

Test Flight

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch timeline

Times are relative to liftoff.

1. T-4 sTue 23 Dec, 02:12 CET

   Ignition

   Start of the engine ignition sequence

2. T-0Tue 23 Dec, 02:13 CET

   Liftoff

   First upwards movement of the rocket

3. T+54 sTue 23 Dec, 02:13 CET

   Supersonic

   Vehicle is supersonic

4. T+1 min 6 sTue 23 Dec, 02:14 CET

   Max-Q

   Maximum dynamic pressure

5. T+2 min 30 sTue 23 Dec, 02:15 CET

   Stage 2 Separation

   Separation of the second stage from the first

6. T+2 min 30 sTue 23 Dec, 02:15 CET

   MECO

   Cut-off of the main engine

7. T+2 min 33 sTue 23 Dec, 02:15 CET

   SES

   Start of the second engine

8. T+2 min 59 sTue 23 Dec, 02:15 CET

   Fairing Separation

   Separation of the payload fairing

9. T+7 min 33 sTue 23 Dec, 02:20 CET

   SECO

   Cut-off of the second engine

10. T+7 min 34 sTue 23 Dec, 02:20 CET

    Payload Separation

    Final deployment of the payload from the rocket

Slip history

Changes recorded by Space Right Now

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC.

Launch pad

HANBIT Pad

Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil (BR)

Coordinates: -2.31698, -44.36873