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Space OneKii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket SystemSpace One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan
Maiden Flight
Launched
March 13, 2024 · 02:01 UTC
Summary
Maiden Flight launched on a Space One Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System from Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan on March 13, 2024 at 02:01 UTC. The mission failed: Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered. The launch window ran from 02:01 to 02:17 UTC. It was Space One's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,637th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Result
- Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered.
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- Vehicle
- Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System · Space One
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System flightSpace One's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,637th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.
Pad
Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan
1st launch from Space One Launch Pad, 1st this year · 1st from Spaceport Kii, Japan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 13, 11:01 AM GMT+9, in daylight
3 launches from this pad · 3 from Spaceport Kii, Japan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch vehicle exploded shortly after liftoff, details TBD
Show 9 earlier updates
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/13/2024 · source
New attempt on March 13 officially confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2024 · source
Delayed to NET March 13.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2024 · source
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2024 · source
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2024 · source
Hold.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/9/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/9/2024 · source
Refined launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2024 · source
Questions
When did Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight launched on March 13, 2024 at 02:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:01 to 02:17 UTC.
Why did Maiden Flight fail?
Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight?
Coverage: 和歌山県串本町・那智勝浦町カイロスロケット初号機打ち上げライブ中継; 2024.03.13 スペースワン カイロスロケット打上げ 光学観測 Space One Kairos rocket launch optical observation. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Maiden Flight?
Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System, flown by Space One. Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System spec sheet
Where did Maiden Flight launch from?
Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan. Liftoff was Mar 13, 11:01 AM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Maiden Flight going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a test flight mission.