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KAIROS | Flight 2

KAIROS | Flight 2

Status: Failure  |  Launched: Dec 18, 2024 02:00 UTC

Failure reason: Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s.

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

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

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Space One Launch Pad
  • Location: Spaceport Kii, Japan

Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.