Rocket from South Korean company INNOSPACE is transported during historic operation; model will be launched this December in Alcântara

INNOSPACE plans to launch, through the Alcântara Launch Center, a rocket that arrived in Maranhão last week. The rocket weighs 8,5 tons and was transported to the site using two trailers.

The global logistics operator, AGS, was the company responsible for transporting a very important cargo from South Korea to Brazil. It is about a INNOSPACE company rocket, from South Korea, which will be released in December on Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in the state of Maranhão. The cargo left the largest air terminal in South Korea, the Incheon International Airport, located in the Seoul Metropolitan Region, and arrived at São Luís International Airport last Saturday, the 3rd.

INNOSPACE rocket weighs 8,5 tons

The rocket was transported aboard a chartered flight made by a Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft, with a capacity of approximately 130 tons. The unprecedented operation carried out by AGS represents a historic milestone in cargo activities at Maranhão airport, managed by CCR Aeroportos.

Called HANBIT-TLV, the INNOSPACE rocket is 16,3 meters high, 1 meter in diameter and weighs 8,5 tons. However, the logistical operator's work began long before the transport of the rocket, which is destined for the Alcântara Launch Center.

According to the CEO of the AGS Group, Alexandre Gulla, the company was responsible for activities ranging from in loco inspection of the cargo, at the INNOSPACE in South Korea, going through the packing procedures, reception at the South Korean airport, clearance with local authorities and planning and indication of flight charter options.

When the rocket arrived in Brazil, the operator's teams even carried out the unloading, using depalletization of parts and own equipment. The company was also responsible for road transport in trucks, including crossing by ferry, with escort to the Alcântara Launch Center.

AGS uses two trailers to transport INNOSPACE rocket in Maranhão

All procedures involving national and international cargo insurance were also under the responsibility of AGS. The executive points out that, in short, this is a door-to-door operation carried out by the company and all the work, from picking up the rocket to full unloading at the Alcântara Launch Center, was done in less than 40 hours.

The executive also points out that some components of the rocket required a controlled temperature during movement. The concern in Korea was the very low temperature. Thermometers in the country recorded -10 ºC and in Brazil 30 ºC.

During the entire time, including the flight, the company had to be aware of the temperature. To carry out road transport from São Luís Airport to the Alcântara Launch Center, the Operator used two trucks, one open and the other a trunk model with a refrigeration system.

INNOSPACE plans to launch rocket from base in Maranhão

Gulla says that it is an honor for the company to compose yet another project, which was completed with total success, thanking the entire logistics operator team that participated in the project and, mainly, INNOSPACE, which trusted its work and gave it the chance to act in this very special and important operation for Brazil and for the Koreans.

The company's operation in Alcântara, Maranhão, is experimental and the objective of the company, which will be the first private company to launch a rocket from the Brazilian base, is to send its satellites to launch centers around the world at more affordable costs.