Aphelia Space Agency

Aphelia Space Agency

ASA logo
Agency overview
Abbreviation	ASA
Preceding agency	Established
Type	Space agency
Headquarters	Thailand
Motto	Towards greater things
Administrator	Svein Smedberg
Owner	ASRN

Aphelia Space Agency is an intermicronational space agency owned and founded by Aphelia Space Research Nation, responsible for civilian and educational space program, focusing specifically on developing hybrid rocket propulsion and cubesat technology. Aside from activity in micronation sector, Aphelia Space Agency personnel involvement in space sector range from amateur rocketry, developing a small-lift launch vehicle, developing radio and nanosatellite based network and space policy consultant.

History

Evening sky from now defuncted Space Test Complex 1

ASRN has been involved in local amateur rocket and rocket festival, and continues to testing a solid fuel and hybrid fuel rocket on a small scale, as well as electronics and recovery systems for a amateur rocket group in Thailand until the group cease operation since before founding of the space agency. As ASRN's internal activity revived, Svein decide to established a proper space agency for ASRN to handle both internal space program, third party involvement and safeguarding space related intellectual property.

Primary goal of ASA is to open access to space for everyone. All ASA project are opened for international collaboration and intergovernmental contributions to the development and exploration of space regardless of skill or training in rocketry or engineering.

Project

The ASA's projects vary in design. Overall, they primarily revolve around developing a sounding rocket and a cubesat at a cheaper cost to involvement in development of native and international space sector.

Project	Organisation	Type	Description	Status	Outcome
Undisclosed	Undisclosed third party	ASRN personnel involvement	First privately build hybrid rocket, low altitude prototype launch from southeast asia	Complete	Success
Undisclosed	Undisclosed third party	ASRN personnel involvement	Test firing hybrid rocket motor for low altitude education	Finished	Finished
Spaceport America competition	SEDS	ASRN personnel involvement	Entering Spaceport America student rocketry competition in 2022	Cancelled, financial issue	Cancelled
Educational rocket launch 1 (temporary name)	ASA	Internal project	Launching student payload in low altitude flight for school in rural area	Planning	Planning

Facilities

While the ASRN no longer claims most of its territories, the nation remains headquarter in the same areas as of 2021 and loaned its territory (including its burgeoning test range) to outside entities.

Name	Location	Type	Acquisition	Status
Space Test Complex 1	Thailand	Static fire test site	Ownership	Decommissioned, safety concern
K13 Test Ground	Thailand	Static fire test site	Leased	Decommissioned, too small for high power motor test