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Overpace(오버페이스)
Company typeLimited Company
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Headquarters
Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do
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Key people
Seungho Choung, Hyenwoo Park
Number of employees
4
Websiteoverpace.kr

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, 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

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Faist v1.0

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Faist v1.0
FunctionLow altitude Sounding Rocket
ManufacturerOverpace
Country of originSouth Korea
Cost per launchUS$1,000
Size
Height90 cm (35 in)
Diameter100 mm (3.9 in)
Mass5 kg (11 lb)
Launch history
StatusLaunch completed
Launch sitesLC-I
Total launches1
Success(es)1
Failure(s)0
First flight2023
First stage
EnginesOVS_V.2.0
Thrust186N
Specific impulse120 s
Burn time8 s
PropellantKNO3 / 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

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OSR-I : Finale
FunctionLow altitude Sounding Rocket
ManufacturerOverpace
Country of originSouth Korea
Cost per launchUS$2,000
Size
Height1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Diameter100 mm (3.9 in)
Mass13 kg (29 lb)
Launch history
StatusLaunch completed
Launch sitesLC-III
Total launches1
Success(es)1
Failure(s)0
First flight2023
First stage
EnginesOVS_V.3.0
Thrust1462N
Specific impulse127 s
Burn time5 s
PropellantKNO3 / 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
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References

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[[Category:South Korean brands]] [[Category:Aerospace companies of south korean]] [[Category:Private spaceflight companies]]