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Space OneKii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket SystemSpace One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan
Flight 2
Launched
December 18, 2024 · 02:00 UTC
Summary
Flight 2 launched on a Space One Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System from Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan on December 18, 2024 at 02:00 UTC. The mission failed: Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 02:20 UTC. It was Space One's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,838th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Result
- Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s.
- Watch
- 【12/18配信】カイロスロケット２号機打上げライブ配信和歌山県庁成長産業推進課
- カイロスロケット2号機見えるかな？串本町内より配信NVS
- Vehicle
- Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System · Space One
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System flightSpace One's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,838th orbital launch attempt249th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Second flight of the KAIROS launch vehicle. 5 satellites for testing various technologies will be on board: * TATARA-1 * PARUS-T1A * SC-Sat1 * ISHIKI
Pad
Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan
2nd launch from Space One Launch Pad, 2nd this year · 2nd from Spaceport Kii, Japan
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 18, 11:00 AM GMT+9, in daylight
3 launches from this pad · 3 from Spaceport Kii, Japan
279 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch failure; Vehicle apparently lost attitude control around the time of 1st stage separation.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/18/2024 · source
Official Webcast by 和歌山県庁成長産業推進課 has started
LL2 · 12/18/2024 · source
Rescheduled for December 18.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2024 · source
Confirmed launch rescheduled to December 15.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source
Launch time is accurate to the second.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2024 · source
Adding launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/9/2024 · source
NET December 14.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2024 · source
Questions
When did Flight 2 launch?
Flight 2 launched on December 18, 2024 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:00 to 02:20 UTC.
Why did Flight 2 fail?
Vehicle lost attitude control after first stage motor nozzle thrust vector control (TVC) failure at T+80s.
Where can I watch Flight 2?
Coverage: 【12/18配信】カイロスロケット２号機打上げライブ配信; カイロスロケット2号機見えるかな？串本町内より配信. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Flight 2?
Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System, flown by Space One. Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System spec sheet
Where did Flight 2 launch from?
Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan. Liftoff was Dec 18, 11:00 AM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Flight 2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a test flight mission.