New rocket, new launch pad, new launch provider!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-03-13 02:01 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-03-13 11:01 (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 |
|---|---|
| TV Wakayama [Official] (Japanese) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ_tADK3BYo |
| The Launch Pad (unofficial re-stream) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhs7QEvGv6Q |
| RocketGyan (unofficial re-stream) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21V_sxVgZxI |
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
☑️ 1st ever launch of KAIROS
☑️ 1st ever launch from Space One Launch Pad
☑️ 1st ever Space One launch
☑️ 2nd Japanese launch this year
Payload info (NextSpaceflight)
Will launch 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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They’ve got the robotic Japanese countdown lady!
And… RUD at ~T+7 seconds :(
I love this little story on the impact/influence on the local community:
https://newsonjapan.com/article/141073.php
A local confectionery store, not wanting to miss the opportunity to attract visitors, is selling manju shaped like rockets. It took four years to complete the product. Masao Maruyama, the manufacturing manager, says, “I hope people who come to see the rocket will eat the sweets I made with my heart, feel the memories of the rocket and Kushimoto, and think it was good to come to Kushimoto.”
Video of said manju: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wXr4_kylBc
It seems like the community are embracing the space industry as an opportunity to boost the local economy. I wish them all the best! (and those manju look tasty…)
Webcast is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMbCtcrcCzw
Liftoff!
They have reset the countdown from T-15 minutes. New T-0 at 2024-03-09 02:17.
Abort at T-0?
After ~45 minutes of speeches and mascots, we finally have views of the rocket!
And… another abort at T-0. Looks like it’s a scrub for today.
Livestreams of the scrub:
Stream Link TV Wakayama [Official] (Japanese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMbCtcrcCzw The Launch Pad (unofficial re-stream) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeY957bWlU0 RocketGyan (unofficial re-stream) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=samOr1VqZwY