Third launch of KAIROS, following two unsuccessful test flights back in March and December of 2024.
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-03-05 02:10 |
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| Scheduled for (local) | 2026-03-05 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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| εζε±±ηεΊζι·η£ζ₯ζ¨ι²θͺ² (Official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGaimti4hCE (scrub 2) (scrub 1) |
| The Launch Pad (unofficial re-stream) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpQLlW6jXk8 (scrub 2) (scrub 1) |
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 is a 4-stage launch vehicle, with 3 solid-propellant stages and one 1 liquid-propellant upper stage.
Stats
βοΈ 3rd launch of KAIROS
βοΈ 3rd launch from Space One Launch Pad
βοΈ 3rd Space One launch
βοΈ 1st Japanese launch this year
5 satellites will be on board:
- TATARA-1R
- SC-Sat1a
- HErO
- AETS-1
- Nutsat-3 (TASA/Taiwan)
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit