PH's first liquid-fueled sounding rocket to be launched in 2027

TRAINING. Filipino engineers during a training program on small launch vehicles with Perigree Aerospace last 2025.

Philippine Space Agency

Cagayan will serve as the Philippines' 'gateway to space'

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will launch its first sounding rocket in Cagayan in 2027, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Monday, July 27, paving the way for future space launch activities and a spaceport in Cagayan.

“A sounding rocket launch test is slated for next year. Yes, we are going to launch a rocket into space. This we will do in partnership with a South Korean aerospace company,” Marcos said in his fifth State of the Nation Address.

PH's first liquid-fueled sounding rocket to be launched in 2027

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