The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) reported this Monday (22/12), that after leaving the platform, the HANBIT-Nano rocket began its vertical trajectory, as planned, but there was an anomaly in the vehicle, which caused it to explode, fall and hit the ground. The launch was highly anticipated, as it would be the first commercial rocket launched from Brazil.
The note published by the FAB on the rocket of the South Korean company Innospace specifies that the launch took place at 10:13 p.m. Brasilia time, from the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in Maranhão (MA), as part of Operation Spaceward.
See the launch time:
After the accident, a team from the FAB and CLA firefighters was sent to the site to analyze the wreckage and the area where the accident occurred. The FAB defended that security, tracking and data collection measures were implemented exactly as planned, “ensuring a controlled launch within the international parameters of the space sector”.
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The rocket maker will conduct data analysis to identify the causes of what happened. The work will be carried out in collaboration with the FAB and other organizations and institutions involved in the operation.
Transmission cut
Shortly after takeoff, the live broadcast on YouTube was interrupted by Innospace. At one point, the following message was displayed: “We have observed an anomaly during the flight.” Loosely translated, the message means that the team encountered a problem during the rocket’s initial flight.
Seconds after launch, the image showed what the burning rocket looked like, still in vertical motion, before falling back to the ground.
The HANBIT-Nano rocket, designed for small orbital missions, was about 21 meters tall, the equivalent of a seven-story building, and weighed about 30 tons, the equivalent of 20 popular cars. The vehicle can reach speeds close to 30,000 km/h, more than 27 times that of a commercial aircraft.
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