Perigee Aerospace
Perigee Aerospace is a private developer and manufacturer of orbital and sub-orbital launch vehicles located in Daejeon, South Korea. The company was formally established in 2018, but work began in 2012,[1] initially with the launch of sounding rockets.[3]
Private | |
Founded | 2018[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Yoon Shin, CEO[1] |
Number of employees | 30 [2] |
Website | perigee |
Perigee Aerospace employs 30 people. It develops the small orbital rocket Blue Whale 1 with a maiden flight scheduled for July 2020. The company also plans to develop a larger rocket.[2]
Vehicles
Blue Whale 1
Function | Small-lift Orbital launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Perigee Aerospace |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Cost per launch | US$2 million[4] |
Size | |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[4] |
Diameter | 760 mm (30 in)[4] |
Mass | 1,790 kg (3,950 lb)[4] |
Capacity | |
Payload to 500km SSO | 50 kg (110 lb)[4] |
Payload to 500km LEO | 63 kg (139 lb)[4] |
Launch history | |
Status | In Development |
Launch sites | Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex |
First flight | July 2020 (planned) |
First stage | |
Specific impulse | 288s (ground), 348s (vacuum) |
Burn time | 150s |
Propellant | LOX/LNG |
The two-stage[1] Blue Whale 1 is planned to become the smallest orbital rocket in the world with a mass of only 1790 kg. Launching from a pad owned by Southern Launch at Whalers Way in South Australia it can deliver up to 50 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of 500 km.[2] The maiden flight is planned for July 2020. Perigee Aerospace plans to launch up to 40 Blue Whale 1 rockets per year[1] at a price of US$2 million.[4]
Sounding Rockets
According to an interview posted on the website of Explore University, an educational program by Dong-A Science[5], Perigee Aerospace also plans to launch a sounding rocket developed in collaboration with KAIST.[6] The exact specifications and launch date are yet to be confirmed.
See also
- Rocket Lab – U.S. launch vehicle manufacturer
- Firefly Aerospace – A private aerospace firm based in US.
- Virgin Orbit – A private launcher services provider
References
- "Korean firm Perigee plans first South Australian rocket launch". 28 October 2019.
- "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". 23 October 2019.
- "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- "Perigee Aerospace Inc". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- "탐험대학·시민과학풀씨 참가자 모집". 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "신동윤 대표 미니인터뷰". 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-05-26.