Failure
Flight 2
Test Flight
Space OneCommercial
Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System
SSOorbit
Second flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites for testing various technologies will be on board: * TATARA-1 * PARUS-T1A * SC-Sat1 * ISHIKI
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Replay
Status Details
Failure Reason
Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s.
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,838
Space One Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#2
Launch Window
NET
Dec 18, 2024, 2:00 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System Specs
4-stage all solid fuel small satellite launch vehicle from the Japanese company Space One, founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction company Shimizu and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan.
Length
18 m
Diameter
1.35 m
LEO Capacity
250 kg
SSO Capacity
150 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2024
Fastest Turnaround
9mo 9d
Total Launches
3
Successful
0
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Mar 13, 2024
Social Flight Log
- Dec 18, 2024, 2:20 AM
Launch failure; Vehicle apparently lost attitude control around the time of 1st stage separation.
Source - Dec 18, 2024, 2:00 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Dec 18, 2024, 1:32 AM
Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started
Source - Dec 16, 2024, 4:22 AM
Rescheduled for December 18.
Source - Dec 15, 2024, 1:36 AM
Scrubbed for the day.
Source - Dec 14, 2024, 6:12 AM
Confirmed launch rescheduled to December 15.
Source - Dec 14, 2024, 1:41 AM
Scrubbed for the day.
Source - Dec 12, 2024, 3:50 AM
Launch time is accurate to the second.
Source - Oct 9, 2024, 7:30 AM
Adding launch window.
Source - Oct 8, 2024, 11:39 AM
NET December 14.
Source - Aug 25, 2024, 7:41 AM
Adding launch.
Source
Spaceport Kii, Japan
Spaceport Kii is a commercial spaceport located in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in Japan.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Dec 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Total Launches
3
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
33.5443, 135.8895
Space One
Space One is a private launch service provider founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction company Shimizu and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan. Their KAIROS launch vehicle is planned for use to launch small satellites
Founded
2018
Total Launches
3
Successful
0
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0