KAIROS | Flight 3

Mission Status

Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.

Mission Updates

Mar 2, 02:10 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Confirmed rescheduled for March 4.

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Mar 1, 04:52 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET March 4 pending launch site weather conditions.

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Mar 1, 01:40 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Scrubbed for the day due to weather.

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Mar 1, 12:55 AM LL2

Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started

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Feb 27, 02:08 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Rescheduled for March 1st.

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Feb 21, 11:10 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed into March due to launch site weather forecasts.

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Dec 15, 06:22 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Added tentative launch window.

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Dec 10, 01:16 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Added launch.

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Mission Details

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

Mission Type Test Flight
Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 02:00 AM - 02:20 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System
Manufacturer Space One
Height 18 m
Diameter 1.35 m
Maiden Flight 2024-03-13
Success Rate 0/2 (0%)

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.