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Innospace

operating 51–200 employees Public Company

Hybrid rocket-powered small satellite launch vehicles delivering low-cost, customized rapid access to sun-synchronous and low Earth orbit

About

Innospace is a South Korean aerospace company developing the HANBIT family of small satellite launch vehicles using proprietary hybrid rocket propulsion. The company's engines combine paraffin wax fuel with liquid oxygen, offering a safer and more cost-effective alternative to traditional propellants. The HANBIT lineup spans four vehicle classes: the suborbital HANBIT-TLV, which completed South Korea's first private-sector space launch from Brazil in March 2023; the two-stage HANBIT-Nano (50-90 kg to SSO); the upgraded HANBIT-Micro (170 kg to SSO); and the three-stage HANBIT-Mini (1,300 kg to SSO). The company went public on KOSDAQ in July 2024 and maintains offices in South Korea, Brazil, France, and the UAE.

Products & Services

Two-stage launch vehicle (22.5 m, 1.4 m diameter) with methane-LOX upper stage and kick stage, delivering 170 kg to 500 km SSO
Three-stage launch vehicle (39.6 m, 3.7 m diameter) with nine hybrid engines on the first stage, capable of delivering 1,300 kg to 500 km SSO
Two-stage small satellite launch vehicle (21.8 m, 1.4 m diameter) capable of delivering 50-90 kg to 500 km SSO using a 25-ton hybrid first stage and selectable hybrid or methane second stage
Single-stage suborbital test launch vehicle with 150 kN hybrid rocket engine; successfully launched from Alcantara Space Center in March 2023
Integrated additive manufacturing (3D printing) monitoring and control platform supplied to aerospace and automotive partners

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Overview

Founded 2017
HQ Sejong City, South Korea
Type Public Company

Financials

Ticker 462350.KQ
Exchange KOSDAQ

Leadership

Founder, CEO & CTO
Hun Jung
Chief Technology Officer
Chan Jung Kim
Chief Financial Officer
Win Marshal J. Bronzewall
Chief Global Business Officer
Intaek Jo
Chief Manufacturing Officer

Classification