Japan's Space One ended its second attempt to launch a satellite into space after its Kairos rocket encountered instability shortly after liftoff. The mission, carrying five small satellites, was terminated due to concerns about achieving its objective.
Japan 's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's first company to deliver a satellite to space. The flight, which only lasted about 10 minutes, was terminated because “the achievement of its mission would be difficult”, Space One said in an email to reporters.
Live images from the local Wakayama prefecture government showed the 18-metre (59 ft) solid-propellant rocket blasting off from Spaceport Kii in western Japan at 11:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) but losing stability in its trajectory as it ascended. Five small satellites, including one from the Taiwan Space Agency, were on board the rocket headed into sun-synchronous orbit roughly 500 km (311 miles) above the Earth's surface. Space One is investigating the incident and will host a press conference at 2:00 p.m. local time, the company said. Tokyo-based Space One was founded in 2018 by Canon Electronics, IHI's aerospace unit, construction firm Shimizu and a state-backed bank, with the goal of launching 20 small rockets a year by 2029 to capture growing satellite launch demand. At its debut flight in March, Kairos, carrying a Japanese government satellite, exploded five seconds after launch. Inappropriate flight settings triggered the rocket's autonomous self-destruct system even though no issues were found in its hardware, Space One later said
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