Test Flight
First test flight of ZERO, the first orbital rocket developed by Japanese private company Interstellar Technologies.
Orbital Attempt
#7,556
ISTECH Mission
#8
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#8
Dec 31, 2027, 12:00 AM
Year
1 update
Rocket launch pad of Interstellar Technologies, located next to the Taiki Aerospace Research Field.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Dec 31, 2027, 9:00 AM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
42.5000, 143.4414
Microsatellite Launch Vehicle developed by Japanese private company Interstellar Technologies.
Length
32 m
Diameter
2.3 m
Launch Mass
71 t
LEO Capacity
800 kg
SSO Capacity
250 kg
Reusable
No
Total Launches
0
Successful
0
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
0
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