Montreal’s RSAT Space Inc. can now sell satellite launches on South Korean rocket developer INNOSPACE’s behalf in Canada, the two companies said Monday, turning an April memorandum of understanding into a formal agreement.
The Distribution Agreement gives RSAT non-exclusive rights — INNOSPACE can still sign other Canadian partners — to sell launches on its HANBIT-Nano, HANBIT-Micro and HANBIT-Mini small rockets. RSAT is to find prospective customers, pitch the launch services, and negotiate or close contracts, aiming at Canadian government and commercial satellite operators. There’s no mention of which spaceport any launch services sold would be from. However, INNOSPACE has signed an agreement with Brazil to launch from the Alcântara Space Center, their first in Brazil in 2023, when they conducted a test launch of their HANBIT-TLV.
It’s the third such distribution deal INNOSPACE has signed in about a year, after agreements with two American companies, Arrow Science and Technology in August 2025 and Ensemble Commercial Services this past May. RSAT is the first Canadian company added to that network, which INNOSPACE has also built out with distributors in Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and the U.K.
RSAT builds satellites and payloads rather, so this agreement puts it in a sales role rather than a technical one. The Montreal company rebranded in December 2025 from AQST Canada Inc.; chief executive officer Gurvinder Chohan previously ran commercial operations for MDA Space and Maxar’s Asia-Pacific business. RSAT has separately signed a deal this year with Japan’s WARSPACE on optical laser communications, and points to work as a prime contractor on Canadian Department of National Defence projects, though it names no specific program.
Neither company disclosed what the sales arrangement is worth, and no Canadian launch contract has been signed yet. The agreement sets out who is allowed to sell HANBIT launches in Canada; landing an actual customer is the next step. The release also doesn’t mention that HANBIT-Nano’s debut orbital launch, from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center on Dec. 22, 2025, ended in failure when a sealing problem in the first-stage engine caused the rocket to break apart less than a minute after liftoff. INNOSPACE has said it’s working toward a second attempt; a firm date hadn’t been publicly confirmed as of Monday.
“Since signing our MOU in April, we have built a strong and productive relationship with the INNOSPACE team, and we look forward to translating that collaboration into new opportunities for customers across Canada,” Chohan said in the release.