KAIROS

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Space One (Space One)

March 13, 2024

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    18.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    ―
Family
  • Name
    KAIROS
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $9000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    250.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    150.0 kg

Space One

Commercial
None
Space One 2018

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

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

KAIROS | Flight 3

Space One | Japan
Spaceport Kii, Japan
March 5, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Third flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites will be on board: * TATARA-1R * SC-Sat1a * HErO * AETS-1 * Nutsat-3 (TASA/Taiwan)

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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KAIROS | Flight 2

Space One | Japan
Spaceport Kii, Japan
Dec. 18, 2024, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Second flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites for testing various technologies will be on board: * TATARA-1 * PARUS-T1A * SC-Sat1 * ISHIKI

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KAIROS | Maiden Flight

Space One | Japan
Spaceport Kii, Japan
March 13, 2024, 2:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.

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Recent Launches
Long March 6A
Success
12 hours, 40 minutes ago
SpaceSail Polar Group 09
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacesail Technologies with…

Falcon 9
Success
22 hours, 25 minutes ago
NROL-172
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Thirteenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Offi…

Long March 7
Success
2 days ago
Tianzhou-10
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.

Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 20 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-29
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
CAS500-2 & Others
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Ride-share of 45 satellites including: * CAS500-2 (KASA, South Korea) The South Korean CAS500-1 and -2 satellites will image the Earth in pan-chr…

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