Japanese start-up company Space One aborts Kairos satellite flight after lift-off

The start-up aims to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit.

Published: 5:25pm, 5 Mar 2026

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Japanese start-up company Space One aborted its flight just after lift-off on March 5, 2026. It marks the company’s third consecutive satellite launch failure. Its Kairos space rocket was intentionally terminated mid-flight after the company decided it could not launch the satellites it was carrying successfully.

Japanese start-up company Space One aborts Kairos satellite flight after lift-off

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The start-up aims to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit.

The start-up aims to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit.