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Tatara-1

Kairos launch from Kii (Japan) on December 18, 2024, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 18, 2024 · 02:00 UTCLaunch 2024-F04Launch no. 6,837 in the log
RocketKairos
SpaceportKiipad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 separation failure
Launch agencySpace OneJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 2024, 02:00
Launch designation
2024-F04
Mission
Tatara-1
Vehicle flight ID
2

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-6,320 km
Initial apogee
40 km
Inclination
97.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.150 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OF · S1S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tatara-12024-F04TerraSpace Co. Ltd.———
Ishiki2024-F04Hiroo Gakuen Junior and Senior School———
SC-Sat-12024-F04SpaceCubics KK———
PARUS-T1A2024-F04Taiwan Space Agency———
Unknown cubesat2024-F04Unknown (probably Japanese) cubesat operator———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.