Flight 2

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:00:00

Wednesday December 18, 2024

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Launch Notes

Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s, due to the TVC system's pitch control sensor sending erroneous signals to the flight control system.

Flight 2

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

5 Payloads

Rocket

Active
KAIROS

Active Since 2024


Price

$9.00 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 250 kg

Fairing

Diameter: 1.5m

Height: 4m

Stages

4

Launch Site

General Trajectory

SE

SW

Launching

South

Space One Launch Pad

Space Port Kii, Japan

Fastest Turnaround

279 days 23 hours

Stats

KAIROS


2nd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2024

2024


248th

Orbital launch attempt