| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do , |
Key people | Seungho Choung, Hyenwoo Park |
Number of employees | 4 |
| Website | overpace |
Overpace(오버페이스) is a private developer and manufacturer of orbital spaceflight and sub-orbital spaceflight launch vehicles located in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The company was formally established in 2023, but work began in 2022, initially with the launch of sounding rockets.
As of 2024[update], Overpace works with 4 people. It developed the Solid Motor based low altitude Sounding Rocket Faist v1.0 and OSR-I : Finale. As of 2024, the company also planned to develop a rocket that to be launched through Circular Motion.
Vehicles
editFaist v1.0
edit| Function | Low altitude Sounding Rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Overpace |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Cost per launch | US$1,000 |
| Size | |
| Height | 90 cm (35 in) |
| Diameter | 100 mm (3.9 in) |
| Mass | 5 kg (11 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Launch completed |
| Launch sites | LC-I |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Success(es) | 1 |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| First flight | 2023 |
| First stage | |
| Engines | OVS_V.2.0 |
| Thrust | 186N |
| Specific impulse | 120 s |
| Burn time | 8 s |
| Propellant | KNO3 / Sorbitol |
The solid motor based Faist v1.0 is a partially reusable Sounding Rocket. Launched from LC-I in Osong, it can reach up to 500 ~ 700m. The first launch took place in July 2023.
OSR-I : Finale
edit| Function | Low altitude Sounding Rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Overpace |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Cost per launch | US$2,000 |
| Size | |
| Height | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Diameter | 100 mm (3.9 in) |
| Mass | 13 kg (29 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Launch completed |
| Launch sites | LC-III |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Success(es) | 1 |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| First flight | 2023 |
| First stage | |
| Engines | OVS_V.3.0 |
| Thrust | 1462N |
| Specific impulse | 127 s |
| Burn time | 5 s |
| Propellant | KNO3 / Sorbitol |
The solid motor based OSR-I : Finale is a partially reusable Sounding Rocket. Launched from LC-III in Dangjin, it can reach up to 462m. The first launch took place in December 2023.
See Also
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- Rocket Lab – New Zealand and American public spaceflight company
- Virgin Orbit – Defunct American aerospace company
Links
editReferences
edit[[Category:South Korean brands]] [[Category:Aerospace companies of south korean]] [[Category:Private spaceflight companies]]