BLUE WHALE 0.4

THE MOST SUITABLE SUBORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR MULTIPURPOSE SPACE EXPERIMENTS

BW0.4 is a test vehicle equipped with Perigee’s pressure-fed Skyblue engines. Launched from our marine launch platform, it provides suborbital launch services for payload customers, offering them an opportunity to conduct scientific research, technology demonstrations, or other payload missions in a microgravity environment.

Blue Whale 0.4 is a suborbital vehicle equipped with Perigee’s pressure-fed Skyblue engines. It provides suborbital launch services for payload customers, offering them an opportunity to conduct scientific research, technology demonstrations, or other payload missions in a microgravity environment.

OVERVIEW

Payload to suborbital

20 kg

Height

7.5 m

Diameter

760 mm

Take-off gross weight

800 kg

Propellant

LOX / LNG

Thrust

12 kN (VAC)

Propellant feed

Pressure-fed

BLUE WHALE 1

THE MOST EFFICIENT LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION OF SMALL SATELLITES

Blue Whale 1 is a two-stage launch vehicle capable of delivering payloads of up to 200 kg into 500 km SSO. Equipped with a high-performance liquid methane engine, a high-strength carbon composite structure, and a precision flight control system, Blue Whale 1 provides the most affordable access to the Earth orbit for satellite customers.

Blue Whale 1 is a two-stage launch vehicle capable of delivering payloads of up to 200 kg into 500 km SSO. Equipped with a high-performance liquid methane engine, a high-strength carbon composite structure, and a precision flight control system, Blue Whale 1 provides the most affordable access to the Earth orbit for satellite customers.

OVERVIEW

Payload to LEO/SSO

200 kg

Height

21 m

Diameter

1,600 mm

Launch mass

19,800 kg

HIGH PERFORMANCE &
RELIABLE METHANE ENGINES


HIGH PERFORMANCE &
RELIABLE METHANE ENGINES


HIGH PERFORMANCE &
RELIABLE METHANE ENGINES


MAIN STAGE : BLUE 1S

Engine

9 x BLUE 1S

Propellant

LOX / LNG

Isp, VAC - Sea level variant
Isp, VAC - Vac variant

326 s
362 s

Propellant feed

Turbopump

UPPER STAGE : SKYBLUE

Engine

1 x SKYBLUE

Propellant

LOX / LNG

Thrust, vac / Isp, vac

7 kN / 355 s

Propellant feed

Pressure-fed

MISSION PERFOMANCE


MISSION PERFOMANCE


MISSION PERFOMANCE


Fig. 1 Payload Capacity for Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Fig. 2 Payload capacity for 60-deg inclination orbit (Jeju only)
Fig. 3 Typical acceleration profile.

Fig. 1 Payload Capacity for Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Fig. 2 Payload capacity for 60-deg inclination orbit (Jeju only)
Fig. 3 Typical acceleration profile.

BLUE WHALE 0.1

THE BEST EDUCATIONAL SOUNDING ROCKET FOR ASPIRING ENGINEERS DREAMING OF SPACE

Blue Whale 0.1 is the first in the Blue Whale launcher series. Launched in December 2021 in Jeju, it became the country’s first civilian liquid rocket. It also serves as an excellent educational resource for engineers and students. In collaboration with domestic and international partners, Perigee provides an educational program to design, build, and fly this sounding rocket.

OVERVIEW

Height

3.2 m

Diameter

190 mm

Take-off gross weight

52 kg

Propellant

LOX / ETHANOL

Thrust, vac

1.76 kN

Propellant feed

Pressure-fed

BW0.1 is the first kind of the Blue Whale launcher series. Launched in December  in Jeju, it became the country’s first civilian liquid rocket. It also serves as an excellent educational resource for engineers and students. In collaboration with domestic and international partners, Perigee provides an educational program to design, build and fly this sounding rocket.

LAUNCH SITES

LAUNCH SITES

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ESRANGE SPACE CENTER

KIRUNA, SWEDEN

Esrange, owned and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), has been an active space center since 1966. It is currently utilized by the international scientific community for launching sounding rockets for microgravity and atmospheric research, as well as high-altitude balloons for astronomy, atmospheric studies, and drop tests of space and aerial vehicles.

Perigee has signed an agreement with SSC to conduct launch missions using Blue Whale 1, transporting small satellites manufactured in Europe into sun-synchronous orbit. Located at 67° latitude within the Arctic Circle, Esrange is ideally positioned for launches into polar and sun-synchronous orbits. Additionally, its low population density minimizes the need for major avoidance maneuvers, allowing for the efficient transportation of multiple payloads into orbit.

Esrange, operated by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) since 1966, supports international missions with sounding rockets for microgravity and atmospheric research, and high-altitude balloons for astronomy, atmospheric studies, and vehicle drop tests.

Perigee signed an agreement with SSC to launch Blue Whale 1 missions, transporting European small satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. Positioned at 67° latitude in the Arctic Circle, Esrange offers ideal access to polar and sun-synchronous orbits, with low population density enabling efficient multi-payload launches.

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WHALERS WAY ORBIT LAUNCH COMPLEX

SLEAFORD, AUSTRALIA

The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex supports direct ascent trajectories from 55 to 177 degrees including polar, sun-synchronous orbits and 135 degree (equivalent to 45 degree) inclination. The complex is located on the tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It covers over 1600 Ha (almost 4000 acres) of open land with over 6 km (3.72 miles) of ocean frontage and supports direct ascent to orbit flight trajectories over the Great Australian Bight, maximizing spacecraft payload to orbit.

The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex, located on the tip of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, enables direct ascent trajectories from 55° to 177°, including polar, sun-synchronous, and 135° (45° equivalent) inclinations. Spanning 1,600 hectares with 6 km of ocean frontage, it provides direct flight paths over the Great Australian Bight, maximizing payload capacity to orbit.

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