Private space launch corporations INNOSPACE will pursue the first test flight of the multipurpose suborbital rocket "Sebit (SEBIT)" in Brazil.
INNOSPACE said on the 6th that it signed a launch site use agreement with the state-owned company ALADA under the Brazilian government to conduct the Sebit test flight at the Alcântara Space Center in Brazil.
ALADA is a state-owned aerospace project specialist company established by the Brazilian government in Jun. last year. It supports the commercial use of Brazil's space launch sites and coordinates cooperative projects between domestic and foreign space corporations and the Brazilian government.
Under this agreement, INNOSPACE plans to carry out Sebit's first test flight at the Alcântara Space Center in the second half of this year. The company plans to check the rocket's flight performance and operational stability through this flight and to raise the level of technical completeness based on the flight data obtained.
Sebit is a suborbital rocket that flies to the vicinity of the boundary of space without entering Earth orbit, and its name carries the meaning of "precise and delicate light." It was developed to carry out customer payload testing, verification, and research missions, and can be used for microgravity environment simulation, scientific research, space component functional verification, and technology demonstration in high-speed, high-altitude environments.
The rocket uses a 3-ton-thrust-class hybrid rocket engine. It is also equipped with an integrated telemetry system that transmits and analyzes position and payload status in real time during flight, and is designed to precisely monitor flight conditions.
Kim Su-jong, CEO of INNOSPACE, said, "Sebit is a suborbital rocket developed to meet the growing demand for scientific research and space technology demonstration across several industries, including bio, medical, new materials, and guidance, navigation, and control," adding, "With this test flight as a starting point, we will advance the service standards of the suborbital testing and verification platform."