Failure
Flight 3
Test Flight
Space OneCommercial
Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System
SSOorbit
Third flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites will be on board: * TATARA-1R * SC-Sat1a * HErO * AETS-1 * Nutsat-3 (TASA/Taiwan)
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Replay
Flight Timeline
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+02:20Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:44Fairing Separation
- T+04:39Stage 3 Separation
- T+07:50Kick Stage Separation
- T+53:35Payload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+54:01Payload Deployment Sequence End
Status Details
Failure Reason
AFTS activated at T+68.8 seconds, cause under investigation with possibility of mis-activation.
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,219
Space One Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#3
Launch Window
NET
Mar 5, 2026, 2:10 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
- Mar 5, 2026, 2:27 AM
Launch failure.
Source - Mar 5, 2026, 2:10 AM
Liftoff.
Source - Mar 5, 2026, 12:55 AM
Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started
Source - Mar 4, 2026, 6:33 AM
Rescheduled for March 5.
Source - Mar 4, 2026, 2:06 AM
Scrubbed for the day.
Source - Mar 4, 2026, 2:02 AM
Hold.
Source - Mar 4, 2026, 12:55 AM
Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started
Source - Mar 2, 2026, 2:10 AM
Confirmed rescheduled for March 4.
Source - Mar 1, 2026, 4:52 AM
NET March 4 pending launch site weather conditions.
Source - Mar 1, 2026, 1:40 AM
Scrubbed for the day due to weather.
Source - Mar 1, 2026, 12:55 AM
Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started
Source - Feb 27, 2026, 2:08 AM
Rescheduled for March 1st.
Source - Feb 21, 2026, 11:10 PM
Delayed into March due to launch site weather forecasts.
Source - Dec 15, 2025, 6:22 AM
Added tentative launch window.
Source - Dec 10, 2025, 1:16 PM
Added launch.
Source
Spaceport Kii, Japan
Spaceport Kii is a commercial spaceport located in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in Japan.
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Local Launch Time
Mar 5, 2026, 11:10 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