Launches / KAIROS
KAIROS, flown by Space One
This was Space One's first launch of 2026, and its third in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 46th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the first from Space One Launch Pad.
Third flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites will be on board: * TATARA-1R * SC-Sat1a * HErO * AETS-1 * Nutsat-3 (TASA/Taiwan)
4-stage all solid fuel small satellite launch vehicle from the Japanese company Space One, founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction company Shimizu and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan.
3 flights, 0 of them successful.
Space One is a private launch service provider founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction company Shimizu and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan. Their KAIROS launch vehicle is planned for use to launch small satellites
3 launches so far, 0 of them successful.
It went up from Space One Launch Pad at Spaceport Kii, Japan.
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