KAIROS | Maiden Flight

Status: Failure | Launched: Mar 13, 2024 02:01 UTC

Failure reason: Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered.

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: Space One (Commercial)
Rocket: Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System

Mission

Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.

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.