Failure
1st Test Flight
Suborbital
Interstellar Technologies(ISTECH)CommercialMOMO v0
Suborbit
First Test Flight of the MOMO suborbital rocket. Flight was terminated about 80 seconds after engine ignition.
Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 7:30 AM
Replay
Status Details
Failure Reason
Flight was terminated about 80 seconds after engine ignition.
Mission details
ISTECH Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Jul 30, 2017, 7:30 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
MOMO v0 Specs
Momo is a Japanese sounding rocket capable of delivering 20 kg to a height of 100 km. It is privately developed by Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST). The single stage Momo is powered by a pressure-fed engine fueled with ethanol and liquid oxygen. The engine is gimbaled for steering, with cold gas thrusters providing roll control. Momo v0 was replaced by v1 in 2021.
Length
9.9 m
Diameter
0.5 m
Launch Mass
1 t
Thrust
12 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2017
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 23d
Total Launches
5
Successful
1
Failed
4
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Jul 30, 2017
Hokkaido Spaceport, Japan
Rocket launch pad of Interstellar Technologies, located next to the Taiki Aerospace Research Field.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Jul 30, 2017, 4:30 PM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
42.5000, 143.4414
Interstellar Technologies
Interstellar Technologies, Inc. (Japanese: インターステラテクノロジズ（株） Hepburn: Intāsutera Tekunorojizu (kabu)) is a Japanese NewSpace company. It is a rocket spacelaunch company developing the MOMO launcher. Its stated goal is to reduce the cost of access to space. In 2017, it became the first Japanese company to launch a privately developed space rocket, though the launch was unsuccessful. The company plans to complete a rocket by 2020 that would be capable of launching small satellites into orbit.
Founded
2005
Administrator
President: Takahiro Inagawa
Total Launches
7
Successful
3
Failed
4
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
2