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]

Perigee Aerospace
Private
Founded2018 (2018)[1]
Headquarters
Daejeon
,
South Korea
Key people
Yoon Shin, CEO[1]
Number of employees
30 [2]
Websiteperigee.kr

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
Blue Whale 1
FunctionSmall-lift Orbital launch vehicle
ManufacturerPerigee Aerospace
Country of originSouth Korea
Cost per launchUS$2 million[4]
Size
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Diameter760 mm (30 in)[4]
Mass1,790 kg (3,950 lb)[4]
Capacity
Payload to 500km SSO50 kg (110 lb)[4]
Payload to 500km LEO63 kg (139 lb)[4]
Launch history
StatusIn Development
Launch sitesWhalers Way Orbital Launch Complex
First flightJuly 2020 (planned)
First stage
Specific impulse288s (ground), 348s (vacuum)
Burn time150s
PropellantLOX/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

References
  1. "Korean firm Perigee plans first South Australian rocket launch". 28 October 2019.
  2. "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". 23 October 2019.
  3. "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. "Perigee Aerospace Inc". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "탐험대학·시민과학풀씨 참가자 모집". 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. "신동윤 대표 미니인터뷰". 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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