Space One
{{short description|Japanese rocket company}}
{{about|the Japanese space launch rocket company|"SpaceOne", the Canadian lifstyle brand|Nicholas Graham}}
{{expand Japanese|スペースワン|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SPACE ONE CO., LTD.
| native_name = スペースワン株式会社
| industry = Space industry
| predecessor = New Generation Small Rocket Development Planning Co., Ltd.
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2017|07|19|df=y}} (de jure)
{{Start date and age|2018|07|02|df=y}} (de facto)
| location = Landmark Shibakoen 6F, 1-2-6 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105-0011 Japan
| num_locations = {{Unbulleted list|Tokyo Office|Spaceport Kii}}
| area_served = Japan
| key_people = Masakazu Toyoda (President)
| products = Launch vehicles
| services = Commercial space transportation services
| owner = {{Unbulleted list|{{ill|Canon Electronics|ja|キヤノン電子}}|{{ill|IHI Aerospace|ja|IHIエアロスペース}}|Shimizu Corporation|Development Bank of Japan|{{ill|Kiyo Bank|ja|紀陽銀行}}|K4 Ventures |Taiyo Group|MUFG Bank|Azuma House|{{ill|Okuwa (company)|ja|オークワ|lt=Okuwa}}}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.space-one.co.jp/index_e.html}}
}}
{{nihongo|SPACE ONE CO., LTD.|スペースワン株式会社|Supēsuwan Kabushikigaisha|lead=yes|4=Corporate Number: 8010401132607{{Cite web |title=（法人名）の情報｜国税庁法人番号公表サイト |url=https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/henkorireki-johoto.html?selHouzinNo=8010401132607 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site}}}}, or Space One (スペースワン), is a Japanese aerospace manufacturer, orbital launch service provider, and spaceport operator. It is a private spaceflight company developing and operating the KAIROS orbital launch vehicle for small satellite launches; KAIROS flew its unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2024.{{cite web |title=Announcement of the KAIROS Rocket’s First Launch Schedule |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/news/news_20240126_e.pdf |access-date=17 February 2024 |publisher=Space One}} The company was founded by investments from {{Ill|Canon Electronics|ja|キヤノン電子}} (a listed subsidiary of Canon), IHI Aerospace (a subsidiary of IHI Corporation), Shimizu Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan in July 2018.{{cite web |title=Space One - Company Profile |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/about/index_e.html |publisher=Space One |access-date=17 February 2024}}
Rockets
{{Main|KAIROS (rocket)}}The namesake of the KAIROS rocket, or Kii-based Advanced & Instant Rocket System,{{Cite web |date=2024-01-29 |title=スペースワンの「カイロスロケット初号機」、3/9にスペースポート紀伊より打上げ |url=https://spacemedia.jp/news/11841 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=SPACE Media |language=ja}} is the Greek word Kairos, which means 'time' and is also an alternate spelling of the name of Caerus, the Greek deity of luck and opportunity.{{Cite book |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Cybercultures |date=2012 |isbn=9789401208536 |series=At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries |volume=83 |pages=1–13 |chapter=Electronic Kairos |doi=10.1163/9789401208536_002}}
Launch site
Shimizu Corporation constructed Space One's own launch site for KAIROS, named Spaceport Kii, as Japan's first-ever private sector spaceport, in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan between 2019 and 2021. The launch site provides access to various orbit inclinations.{{cite web |title=Space One - Spaceport Kii |url=https://www.space-one.co.jp/site/index_e.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |publisher=Space One}}
This spaceport is accessible from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) via Nanki–Shirahama Airport in approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, and from Kansai International Airport in approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Accidents and incidents
= Inaugural flight explosion =
On March 13, 2024, Kairos rocket exploded moments into its maiden voyage, aiming to become the first Japanese private company to deploy a satellite into orbit. The 59-foot solid-fueled rocket disintegrated shortly after liftoff from the Kii peninsula in western Japan, leaving behind debris and a cloud of smoke; there were no immediate reports of injuries.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japans-space-one-kairos-rocket-explodes-inaugural-flight-rcna143108 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
See also
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- Interstellar Technologies, another private orbital launch services provider in Japan
- List of launch service providers
- List of private spaceflight companies
- List of spacecraft manufacturers
References
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External links
- [https://www.space-one.co.jp/index_e.html Official Website (in English)]
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Category:Space program of Japan
Category:Commercial spaceflight
Category:Private spaceflight companies