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The suborbital launch of the HANBIT-TLV rocket which was supposed to take place this Wednesday 21 from the Alcntara Launch Center CLA in Maranho has been postponed.There was a failure in the ignition of the engine of the HANBIT-TLV which prevented the takeoff. Safely the operation was aborted without incident. The teams will now be demobilized.INNOSPACE will analyze the data collected in this operation. As is known this type of hybrid propulsion is innovative. As soon as possible the company will define together with the DCTA the new launch attempt.Astronautics is full of challenges and its advances occur thanks to the stubborn work of dedicated professionals and institutions that surpass themselves. Each launch operation teaches us a lot about equipment operational procedures safety and performance. Therefore the most important thing at the moment is to recover all the information learn from tests in a real environment and start new series of tests until complete success is achieved.About the Astrolabe MissionThe mission seeks to carry out the flight test of the South Korean vehicle and the Inertial Navigation System SISNAV Brazilian payload on board.To make this possible INNOSPACE maintains a Technological Partnership Agreement with a duration of 48 months. It includes the flight of the HANBIT-TLV with SISNAV and the test flights of the HANBIT-Nano 50 kg launcher and HANBIT-Micro 150 kg launcher.It was signed in April this year between the South Korean company INNOSPACE and the Brazilian Department of Aerospace Science and Technology DCTA with the support of the Brazilian Space Agency AEB. In addition the company maintains a contract with the Commission for the Coordination and Implementation of Space Systems CCISE with a duration of five years for commercial use. The contract allows INNOSPACE to have a launch site as a starting point for putting satellites into orbit.Rocket and payloadThe HANBIT-TLV is a test vehicle weighing 8.4 tons and 16.3 meters high developed by the company INNOSPACE which uses a patented electric pump power system in addition to hybrid technology that is with of liquid oxygen and a mixture of paraffins. In this way it provides stable chemical composition faster manufacturing and lower cost.Furthermore there is no environmental impact generated by the launch. The emitted gases rapidly dissipate into the atmosphere throughout the flight. There is also no impact on the maritime environment.SISNAV on the other hand is an inertial system developed by military and civilian professionals from the Institute of Aeronautics and Space IAE which will send navigation data for analysis on Earth. The technical team will verify that the system operates well in real environments with extreme variables such as vibration shock and high temperature which occur throughout the process from takeoff and during transatmospheric flight.SISNAV is part of SISNAC Navigation and Control System which will be part of the Microsatellite Launch Vehicle VLM an IAE project supported by AEB and within the Brazilian Space Program.About INNOSPACEINNOSPACE is a South Korean space startup founded in 2017. Its CEO is aerospace engineer Soo Jong Kim and is located in the city of Sejong less than three hours from the capital Seoul KR. Due to relations with Brazil the company has a wholly-owned subsidiary located in So Jos dos Campos SP. INNOSPACE Brasil manages launch operations at the Alcntara Launch Center CLA.Its purpose is the manufacture of small satellite launchers and aerospace engineering services. The company is developing hybrid rocket-powered small satellite launchers HANBIT to provide reliable low-latency low-cost launch services in todays rapidly expanding small satellite market the so-called New Space.About the CLAInaugurated in 1991 in the city of Alcntara Maranho the Alcntara Launch Center completed 31 years in 2022. The Center has state-of-the-art technology and places Brazil in an advantageous position in the space market as it presents the ideal conditions for releases.The fact that it is close to the Equator allows it to take advantage of the Earths rotational speed which reduces the burning of propellant generating great savings and making it possible to carry more payloads in each launch. Not to mention that Alcntara has favorable climatic conditions and to top it off the Center has an azimuth of 107 degrees which allows changing orbital planes without the need to change launch sites.In a big step for the space program the companies selected to launch orbital and suborbital space vehicles in Alcntara were announced in 2021. The CLA has prepared itself to be an international reference which makes Brazil have even greater participation in the global space market which is essential for technological economic and innovation development.About AEBThe Brazilian Space Agency AEB central body of the National System for the Development of Space Activities SINDAE is a public authority linked to the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation MCTI responsible for formulating coordinating and executing the Brazilian Space Policy .Since its creation on February 10 1994 the Agency has worked to facilitate the efforts of the Brazilian State in promoting the well-being of society through the sovereign employment of the space sector.
