🇯🇵 [Space One] KAIROS Flight 2 Launch Thread
🇯🇵 [Space One] KAIROS Flight 2 Launch Thread
Second launch of KAIROS, following the unsuccessful test flight back in March.
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-12-18 02:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-12-18 11:00 (JST) |
| Launch site | Space One Launch Pad, Space Port Kii, in Kushimoto, Japan. |
| Launch vehicle | KAIROS |
| Launch provider | Space One |
| Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment of payload into Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 (Official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V5X5q4GG40 (Dec 14th scrub, Dec 15th scrub) |
| TV Wakayama [Official] (Japanese) | none |
| The Launch Pad (unofficial re-stream) | none |
| RocketGyan (unofficial re-stream) | none |
Space One
Space One is a Japanese private spaceflight company aiming to develop and eventually operate a launch vehicle for small satellites. Founded in 2018 July with investments from Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, Shimizu Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan.
KAIROS
KAIROS is a 4-stage launch vehicle, with 3 solid-propellant stages and one 1 liquid-propellant upper stage.
Stats
☑️ 2nd ever launch of KAIROS
☑️ 2nd ever launch from Space One Launch Pad
☑️ 2nd ever Space One launch
☑️ nth Japanese launch this year
Payload info (NextSpaceflight)
5 satellites for testing various technologies will be on board:
- TATARA-1
- PARUS-T1A
- SC-Sat1
- ISHIKI