Space One KAIROS
| Function | Launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Space One |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Size | |
| Height | 18 m |
| Diameter | 1.35 m |
| Mass | 23 t |
| Stages | 4 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to 500 km LEO, 33° inclination | |
| Mass | 250 kg (550 lb) |
| Payload to 500 km SSO | |
| Mass | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Comparable | Minotaur I Pegasus Electron Ceres-1 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | In development |
| Launch sites | Space Port Kii |
| First flight | 9 March 2024 (planned) |
The KAIROS rocket (カイロスロケット), or Kii-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System, is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch small satellites of mass up to 250 kg to low Earth orbit and up to 150 kg to sun-synchronous orbit by the private spaceflight company Space One.[1] It consists of 3 solid fuel powered stages and a liquid propellant upper stage.
Launches are planned from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan, a dedicated launch site built by Space One. [2] The first launch is planned on 9 March 2024 as of February 2024. [3]
List of launches
| S.no | Flight
No. |
Date (UTC) | Payload(s) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | March 2024 |  Rapid Launch Small Satellite |
Planned |
See also
- Interstellar Technologies, another private orbital launch services provider developing orbital launch vehicles in Japan
- Comparison of orbital launchers families
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
References
- ^ "Space One - Launch Vehicle". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Space One - Spaceport Kii". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket's First Launch Schedule" (PDF). Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
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