Hanbit-Nano • Spaceward

Commercial company Innospace launched its first Hanbit-Nano rocket on the Spaceward mission. The two-stage, 21.8-meter-tall (71.5 ft) rocket aimed to carry eight payloads to an altitude of 300 km (186.4 mi) at an inclination of 40 degrees, with five satellites intended to be deployed and three experimental devices remaining fixed to the upper stage. The vehicle was inspected by the Korea AeroSpace Administration and the Brazilian Air Force. Delayed from Dec. 17 “to replace a component in the first-stage oxidizer feed system following an anomaly.” Delayed from Dec. 19 “due to technical checks” during the countdown. Delayed from Dec. 21. The rocket experienced an in flight anomaly, resulting in it crashing back to Earth less than two minutes after liftoff.