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, initially with the launch of sounding rockets.
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.

Vehicles

Blue Whale 1

The two-stage 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. The maiden flight is planned for July 2020. Perigee Aerospace plans to launch up to 40 Blue Whale 1 rockets per year at a price of US$2 million.

Sounding Rockets

According to an interview posted on the website of Explore University, an educational program by Dong-A Science, Perigee Aerospace also plans to launch a sounding rocket developed in collaboration with KAIST. The exact specifications and launch date are yet to be confirmed.