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Brazil Sets Nov. 22 Date for First Commercial Orbital Launch From Alcântara

Payload integration at Alcântara under Air Force oversight signals Operation Spaceward 2025 moving toward liftoff.

Overview

  • The South Korean Innospace HANBIT-Nano will carry five small satellites and three experiments developed by Brazilian and Indian partners.
  • Integration of the payloads began on November 10 in the Propellant Preparation Building, with Innospace leading the work under FAB supervision.
  • Mission coordination is led by DCTA with support from the Brazilian Space Agency, engaging about 400 personnel including roughly 60 specialists from South Korea.
  • The two-stage hybrid-propellant rocket stands about 22 meters tall, weighs around 20 tonnes, and is designed to deliver up to 90 kg to orbit; the flight is reported as Innospace’s first commercial mission.
  • Launch remains contingent on final compatibility tests and pre-flight checks, with plans to insert the payloads into a roughly 300 km orbit at about 40 degrees inclination.