TOKYO — A startup aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed a rocket launch for the second day running on Sunday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion.
TOKYO — A startup aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed a rocket launch for the second day running on Sunday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion.Tokyo-based Space One had initially scheduled liftoff for its Kairos rocket for 11 a.m. on Saturday, but pushed the launch back 24 hours because of high wind speeds.It postponed the launch again on Sunday because of similar weather conditions, Space One executive Kozo Abe told reporters.
on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. AFP PHOTO / AFPTV VIA WAKAYAMA TELECASTING CORP. In March, the solid-fuel Kairos, carrying a small government test satellite, lifted off for the first time from the Space One launch pad, dubbed Spaceport Kii.But seconds later, technical problems were detected and a self-destruct order was sent to the 18-metre rocket.
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