KAIROS | Maiden Flight

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)