South Korean innocosmos become the first private company to launch a rocket from brazilian soil. The rocket is still under development, but it will leave the Alcantara launch complex in Maranhao.

The experimental spacecraft will be part of a project to make launching small, low-cost satellites more affordable. This will happen not only in Brazil, but in several places around the world.

The Innospace rocket will be powered by solid and liquid fuels and will carry “the payload of an inertial navigation system for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), which operates the Alcantara base.” If the plan goes smoothly, the launch will take place. in December of this year.

Brazilian Space Agency President Carlos Moura said in an interview with Reuters that Brazil hopes to gain market share for launching small satellites from the Alcantara base. Smaller satellite companies are having difficulty booking launches from existing sites, he said, and the Brazilian base will eventually become an interesting alternative with some economic perks. The location on the Atlantic coast at the equator saves fuel, as there is less distance to orbit.

In addition to Innospace, the Canadian aerospace company C6 Launch Systems Inc. plans to launch from Alcantara in 2023. virgin orbit also received a license to operate in Brazil and will launch small satellites into low Earth orbit.

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Via: G1