Space One
Commercial · 
Japan · founded 2018
Products
Rockets and spacecraft
| Name | Type | Status | First flight | Launches | To low orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAIROS | Rocket | Active | 2024 | 3 | 250 kg |
Activity
Orbital launches per year
Recent launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2026 | Tatara-1R | Kairos | KII | Failure |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Tatara-1 | Kairos | KII | Failure |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Tanki Uchaigegata Kogata | Kairos | KII | Failure |
In the news
Recent headlines
- Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station SpaceDaily · 16 Feb 2026
- Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with China SpaceDaily · 5 Dec 2025
- The Mars moment: Why now is the time to build the future SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025
- Space One and Space BD to launch satellite for Japanese military SpaceNews · 29 May 2025
- Launch Roundup: Kairos set for second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03b and GPS missions NASASpaceflight · 9 Dec 2024
- Space One’s Kairos Explodes on Maiden Flight Space Scout · 13 Mar 2024
- Japan’s first commercial launch explodes shortly into flight on second attempt SpaceX · 8 Mar 2024
- Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch CNBC · 16 Nov 2023
- Boeing successfully launches Starliner spacecraft to orbit in do-over test flight The Verge · 20 May 2022
Provenance