
Failure
KAIROS | Maiden Flight
Failure reason: Vehicle disintegrated several seconds after liftoff with Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS) triggered.
Carried a prototype "quick response" satellite for the Japanese government Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, operator of the IGS series of Japanese spysats.
Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rocket: KAIROS · Provider: Space One
Launch pad
Space One Launch Pad, Spaceport Kii, Japan · View on map (opens in new tab)