South Korea’s HANBIT‑Nano, the country's first commercial orbital launch vehicle from Innospace, exploded and failed shortly after liftoff from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center, destroying all payloads on board. The company said a second launch is planned next year as it investigates the anomaly.
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The flight was Innospace's inaugural commercial HANBIT‑Nano attempt: the company had previously received KASA commercial launch authorization and planned the mission as the SPACEWARD commercial launch, so the failure is a major program and reputational setback.
The post‑liftoff explosion destroyed all customer payloads and will affect manifests and schedules; Innospace had selected Viasat telemetry for the flight and had recently delayed the launch after technical issues, so investigation and recovery plans will determine near‑term commercial viability.
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