Perigee Aerospace

Blue Whale 1
Function	Small-lift Orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Perigee Aerospace
Country of origin	South Korea
Cost per launch	US$2 million
Size
Height	8.5 m (28 ft)
Diameter	760 mm (30 in)
Mass	1,790 kg (3,950 lb)
Capacity
Payload to 500km SSO
Mass	50 kg (110 lb)
Payload to 500km LEO
Mass	63 kg (139 lb)
Launch history
Status	In Development
Launch sites	Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex
Total launches	No launches yet
First flight	H1 2021
First stage
Specific impulse	288s (ground), 348s (vacuum)
Burn time	150s
Propellant	LOX/LNG

Perigee Aerospace
Type	Private
Founded	2018; 3 years ago
Headquarters	Daejeon, South Korea
Key people	Yoon Shin, CEO
Number of employees	30
Website	perigee.kr

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]

As of 2019, Perigee Aerospace employed 30 people. It develops the small orbital rocket Blue Whale 1. As of 2019, the company also planned to develop a larger rocket.^[2]

Vehicles[]

Blue Whale 1[]

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, where no environmental approval has yet been granted and development is opposed by local residents, conservations and marine sanctuary experts, it can deliver up to 50 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of 500 km.^[2] The maiden flight was planned for July 2020 but did not happen as of November 2020. Perigee Aerospace hopes to build the capacity to launch up to 40 Blue Whale 1 rockets per year^[1] at a price of US$2 million.^[4] As of April 2021, the first launch is scheduled for later in 2021.

Sounding Rockets[]

According to an interview posted on the website of Expedition College in March 2020, an educational program by Dong-A Science,^[5] Perigee Aerospace also planned to launch a sounding rocket developed in collaboration with KAIST.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Blenkin, Max (28 October 2019). "Korean firm Perigee plans first South Australian rocket launch". Space Connect. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Henry, Caleb (23 October 2019). "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Plouffe, Jim (30 September 2019). "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". The Lead South Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Perigee Aerospace Inc. – Introduction". Perigee Aerospace. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ Cho, Seung-han (27 March 2020). "탐험대학·시민과학풀씨 참가자 모집" [Recruitment of participants for the Expedition College Citizen Science Program]. Dong-A Science (in Korean). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "알아두면 쓸모 있는 탐험멘토 Talk 2탄 ⑦ 신동윤 멘토 미니인터뷰!" [Useful to know Exploration Mentor Talk Part 2 ⑦ Mentor Shin Dong-yoon mini interview!]. Expedition College (in Korean). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Naver.

[spaceconnecti20200202-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Blenkin, Max (28 October 2019). "Korean firm Perigee plans first South Australian rocket launch". Space Connect. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[sn20191023-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Henry, Caleb (23 October 2019). "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". SpaceNews. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[3] Plouffe, Jim (30 September 2019). "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". The Lead South Australia. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[perigee-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Perigee Aerospace Inc. – Introduction". Perigee Aerospace. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[5] Cho, Seung-han (27 March 2020). "탐험대학·시민과학풀씨 참가자 모집" [Recruitment of participants for the Expedition College Citizen Science Program]. Dong-A Science (in Korean). Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[6] "알아두면 쓸모 있는 탐험멘토 Talk 2탄 ⑦ 신동윤 멘토 미니인터뷰!" [Useful to know Exploration Mentor Talk Part 2 ⑦ Mentor Shin Dong-yoon mini interview!]. Expedition College (in Korean). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Naver.

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Perigee Aerospace

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Vehicles[]

Blue Whale 1[]

Sounding Rockets[]

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