Space One
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SPACE ONE CO., LTD. (Japanese: スペースワン株式会社, Corporate Number: 8010401132607[1]), or Space One, is a Japanese launch vehicle manufacturer, orbital launch service provider, and spaceport operator. It is a private spaceflight company aiming to develop and operate a launch vehicle for small satellites. Founded by investments from Canon Electronics (a listed subsidiary of Canon), IHI Aerospace (a subsidiary of IHI Corporation), Shimizu Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan in July 2018,[2] the company is developing and planning to operate the KAIROS orbital launch vehicle for small satellite launches from March 2024.[3]
Rockets
Launch site
The company has constructed its own launch site for KAIROS, named Space Port Kii, as Japan's first-ever private sector spaceport, in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan between 2019 and 2021. The launch site provides access to various orbit inclinations.[4]
See also
- Interstellar Technologies, another private orbital launch services provider in Japan
- List of launch service providers
- List of private spaceflight companies
- List of spacecraft manufacturers
References
- ^ "（法人名）の情報｜国税庁法人番号公表サイト". National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Space One - Company Profile". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket's First Launch Schedule" (PDF). Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Space One - Spaceport Kii". Space One. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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