Status
Failure
Maiden Flight
Launch Time
Wed Mar 13, 2024 02:01 UTC
Wed Mar 13, 2024 02:01 UTC
Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered, due to rocket being under-thrust & under-speed with respect to the flight plan, in turn caused by error in prediction of the fuel burning rate of the 1st stage motor.
Maiden flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle by the Japanese company Space One.
Rocket
Mission Details
Maiden Flight
Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Space One Launch Pad, Space Port Kii, Japan
Stats
2024
48th orbital launch attempt
KAIROS
1st mission
1st mission of 2024
1st failed mission