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| sites = {{ill|Space Port Kii|ja|スペースポート紀伊}}
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The {{nihongo|'''KAIROS rocket'''|カイロスロケット}}, or '''[[Kii Peninsula|Kii]]-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System''', is a Japanese [[solid-fuel rocket]] designed to launch [[Small satellite|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Space One - Launch Vehicle |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/vehicle/index_e.html |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> It consists of 3 solid fuel powered stages and a liquid propellant upper stage.
The {{nihongo|'''KAIROS rocket'''|カイロスロケット}}, or '''[[Kii Peninsula|Kii]]-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System''', is a Japanese [[solid-fuel rocket]] designed to launch [[Small satellite|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Space One - Launch Vehicle |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/vehicle/index_e.html |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> It consists of 3 solid fuel powered stages and a liquid propellant upper stage.


== Manufacture ==
Launches are planned from {{Ill|Space Port Kii|ja|スペースポート紀伊}} in [[Kushimoto, Wakayama]], Japan, a dedicated launch site built by Space One. <ref>{{cite web |title=Space One - Spaceport Kii |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/site/index_e.html |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> The first launch is planned on 9 March 2024 as of February 2024. <ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket’s First Launch Schedule |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/news/news_20240126_e.pdf |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
{{Ill|IHI Aerospace|ja|IHIエアロスペース}} manufactures the KAIROS rocket at Tomioka Plant in the city of [[Tomioka, Gunma|Tomioka]], [[Gunma Prefecture]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. Company Profile |url=https://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/company/outline/index.html |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd.}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=日経ビジネス電子版 |title=日本初の民間ロケット発射場、なぜ本州最南端に |url=https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/gen/19/00002/112100889/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=日経ビジネス電子版 |language=ja}}</ref>
[[ファイル:CKT20111-C18-16_IHI_Aerospace_Tomioka_Plant.jpg|link=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:CKT20111-C18-16_IHI_Aerospace_Tomioka_Plant.jpg|thumb|IHI Aerospace Tomioka Plant ([[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan]])]]


== List of launches ==
== Launch site ==
Launches are planned from {{Ill|Space Port Kii|ja|スペースポート紀伊|fr|Base de lancement de Kii}} in [[Kushimoto, Wakayama]], Japan, a dedicated launch site built by [[Shimizu Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-19 |title=【スペースポート紀伊】日本初!民間企業が建設 ロケット打ち上げ射場 起工式を開催 スペースワン |url=https://www.kensetsunews.com/web-kan/389951 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=建設通信新聞Digital}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Space One - Spaceport Kii |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/site/index_e.html |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>

== Launches ==

=== First launch ===
The first launch was planned on 9 March 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket’s First Launch Schedule |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/news/news_20240126_e.pdf |access-date=17 February 2024 |publisher=Space One}}</ref> but was postponed because a ship was spotted in the "maritime warning area" set up in waters near the launch pad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=KYODO |title=Rocket launch by private Japanese firm Space One postponed |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/e0f6ce2efef9-rocket-launch-by-private-japanese-firm-space-one-postponed.html |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=スペースワンの小型ロケット、13日に打ち上げ再設定 |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC091930Z00C24A3000000/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Japan private firm reschedules rocket launch for Wednesday {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN News |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240311_32/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=NHK WORLD |language=en}}</ref> A new launch date has been set for March 13.<ref name=":0" /> If successful, the company will become the first Japanese private-sector firm to place a satellite into orbit.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== List of launches ===
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Revision as of 15:37, 11 March 2024

KAIROS (Kii-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System)
FunctionLaunch vehicle
ManufacturerSpace One
Country of originJapan
Size
Height18 m
Diameter1.35 m
Mass23 t
Stages4
Capacity
Payload to 500 km LEO, 33° inclination
Mass250 kg (550 lb)
Payload to 500 km SSO
Mass150 kg (330 lb)
Associated rockets
ComparableMinotaur I
Pegasus
Electron
Ceres-1
Launch history
StatusIn development
Launch sitesSpace Port Kii [ja; fr]
First flight9 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.

Manufacture

IHI Aerospace [ja] manufactures the KAIROS rocket at Tomioka Plant in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. [2][3] [[ファイル:CKT20111-C18-16_IHI_Aerospace_Tomioka_Plant.jpg|link=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:CKT20111-C18-16_IHI_Aerospace_Tomioka_Plant.jpg%7Cthumb%7CIHI Aerospace Tomioka Plant (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)]]

Launch site

Launches are planned from Space Port Kii [ja; fr] in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan, a dedicated launch site built by Shimizu Corporation.[4] [5]

Launches

First launch

The first launch was planned on 9 March 2024[6] but was postponed because a ship was spotted in the "maritime warning area" set up in waters near the launch pad.[7][8][9] A new launch date has been set for March 13.[8] If successful, the company will become the first Japanese private-sector firm to place a satellite into orbit.[8][9]

List of launches

S.no Flight

No.

Date (UTC) Payload(s) Outcome
1 - 13 March 2024 Japan Rapid Launch Small Satellite Planned

See also

References

  1. ^ "Space One - Launch Vehicle". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. Company Profile". IHI AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ 日経ビジネス電子版. "日本初の民間ロケット発射場、なぜ本州最南端に". 日経ビジネス電子版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ^ "【スペースポート紀伊】日本初!民間企業が建設 ロケット打ち上げ射場 起工式を開催 スペースワン". 建設通信新聞Digital. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ^ "Space One - Spaceport Kii". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket's First Launch Schedule" (PDF). Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Rocket launch by private Japanese firm Space One postponed". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  8. ^ a b c "スペースワンの小型ロケット、13日に打ち上げ再設定". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  9. ^ a b "Japan private firm reschedules rocket launch for Wednesday | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2024-03-11.