KAIROS • 3rd Flight

Japan-based company Space One Co. Ltd. launched its four-stage KAIROS (Kii-based Advanced and Instant Rocket System) with multiple customers’ satellites onboard. This was be the third launch of the rocket following two failed flights in 2024. Onboard the rocket were five satellites: TerraSpace’s TATARA-1, Space Cube LLC’s SC-Sat1a, Hio Gakuen High School’s HErO, ArkEdge Space’s AETS-1 and Taiwan Space Center/National Taiwan University’s NutSat-3. Delayed from Feb. 25 and March 1 due to poor weather. Delayed from March 3/4. Launch anomaly less than two minutes after liftoff resulting in mission failure.