Space One KAIROS | Maiden Flight

Space One KAIROS | Maiden Flight 2024-03-13 02:01 UTC.

No indication of livestream.

This Japanese company specializes in rapid satellite launch capability:

Launch in 4 days from receipt of satellite

Their launch facility is nestled in a small coastal canyon,

The system is four-stages with the first three solid fuel.

Such staging is also present in Japan’s larger Epsilon.

That gives Japan two good candidates for an MRBM/ICBM.

Edit 1: Reschedule from 2024-03-09 02:00 UTC
Edit 2: Reschedule from 2024-03-10 02:01 UTC
Edit 2: Reschedule from 2024-03-12 02:01 UTC; add YouTube link

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First scrub:

https://www.youtube.com/live/eMbCtcrcCzw?si=hmj0oGNILZF_Rh2t

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Kaboom!

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For unspecified reasons, the flight was intentionally terminated. Thus, the explosion emanated from the middle of the solid rocket stack.

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Anomalies everywhere!

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In a surge of cynicism, it recently occurred to me that we ought to rename the USA. It could more accurately be called “SCAMdinavia”.

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“Launch anomaly.” Why can’t they be honest? Never mind; I know the answer.

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