Hanbit-Nano LiMER • FloripaSat 2A/B & Jussara-K

Hanbit-Nano LiMER • FloripaSat 2A/B & Jussara-K

An Innospace Hanbit-Nano (한빛-나노) rocket will launch on its first orbital test flight, after a Hanbit-TLV first stage performed a successful suborbital test flight with a dummy second stage in 2023. It will carry the FloripaSat 2A and FloripaSat 2B (GOLDS-UFSC EQM) CubeSats plus Jussara-K, Pion-BR2 and Solaras S2. Under contracts signed with five customers from Brazil, India, and South Korea, the launcher will deliver a total of eight registered payloads (small satellites and non-separating experimental payloads) along with one symbolic branding item (Brewguru beer can) as a non-registered payload. The five small satellites are for practical purposes such as climate and environmental data collection, technology development, and education, as well as three non-separating experimental payloads for technology verification and data acquisition in space. The mission will be named "SPACEWARD". The Korean Hanbit-Nano launcher is equipped with an electric turbopump powered hybrid-engine, that uses a solid fuel (paraffin based) and liquid oxygen on the first stage, and either a LiMER methaLOX engine or a Hyper hybrid-engine on the second stage. Mission profile video: https://youtu.be/fB5W7WjkVrM - FloripaSat 2B is a 2U CubeSat built as engineering model (EQM) of the initially manifested GOLDS-UFSC CubeSat. Since the orbit was reduced from 500km to 300km on short notice it was decided to replace the flight model (FM) with its EQM. - FloripaSat 2A is a quick replacement of the 1U CubeSat initially manifested by INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais) which fits in the same 3U deployer as FloripaSat 2B. Due to the orbit altitude reduction of the launch the original INPE CubeSat was replaced by FloripaSat 2A. - Jussara-K is a 1U CubeSat which will use onboard AI for tests. Developed at the Laboratory of Electronics and Embedded Space Systems (Labesee) at UFMA. Its main mission is to collect environmental data from ground-based platforms equipped with sensors in areas such as lagoons, forests and cultivated regions. The satellite will be able to capture information such as temperature, humidity, and carbon monoxide levels, which are useful for identifying fire outbreaks.  - The Pion-BR2 1U CubeSat will carry messages from children into space and will send signals that can be received by telemetry stations in various parts of the world. In addition to its educational mission, the satellite will also be used for technological testing and validation, including energy management and solar panel performance, testing and qualification of the communication module and antenna, as well as testing and qualification of the flight computer. - Solaras S2 is an Indian 1U CubeSat which will observe solar radiation and transmit data along with a beacon signal. It is for purely for non-commerical purposes as a technology demonstration mission. The satellite will serve as an educational tool, offering opportunities for amateur operators to engage with space technology and contribute to real-time mission monitoring and data analysis. - Delayed from March, July, September and Nov. 22. Webcast: https://youtube.com/@innospace https://www.youtube.com/live/oAfcedDh0R0

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