Second launch of KAIROS, following the unsuccessful test flight back in March.

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-12-18 02:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-12-18 11:00 (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

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| | 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 (Official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V5X5q4GG40 (Dec 14th scrub, Dec 15th scrub)| | TV Wakayama [Official] (Japanese) | none | The Launch Pad (unofficial re-stream) | none | RocketGyan (unofficial re-stream) | none

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

☑️ 2nd ever launch of KAIROS

☑️ 2nd ever launch from Space One Launch Pad

☑️ 2nd ever Space One launch

☑️ nth Japanese launch this year

Payload info (NextSpaceflight)

5 satellites for testing various technologies will be on board:

• TATARA-1
• PARUS-T1A
• SC-Sat1
• ISHIKI