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Vehicle family profile

Kairos

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
3
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
150 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202420
202611
202701
202801
202901
203001
203101
203201
203301
203401
203501
203601
203701
203801
203901
204001
204101

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Kairos
SSO150 kg500 kmUnknownSpace One official KAIROS service page

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
Launch 2026-F04
Kairos
Mar 5, 2026
Launch 2024-F04
Kairos
Dec 18, 2024
Launch 2024-F01
Kairos
Mar 13, 2024

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Kairos
Not stated3Active

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2027Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2028Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2029Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2030Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2031Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2032Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2033Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2034Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2035Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2036Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2037Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2038Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2039Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2040Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2041Spaceport Kii125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Spaceport Kii
2026 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2027 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2028 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2029 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2030 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2031 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track
Spaceport Kii
2032 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2033 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2034 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2035 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2036 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Spaceport Kii
2037 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active KAIROS family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Mentions
117
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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A scheduled launch time of 11:00 AM was displayed for Kairos 3.

PlanValue 2.5Mar 4, 2026And retracted:

Space One established a launch window for KAIROS Rocket No. 3 from 11:10:00 to 11:20:00 on March 5, 2026, with the launch time potentially being reset within that window.

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Value 4.0
Mar 4, 2026
And it's a 1 day turn-around, next attempt on March 5 @ 02:10 UTC - scrub today was at T-28.9 seconds during final auto checks due to a "transient GPS signal drop" (for FTS/safety tracking if I understand correctly).

A launch of Kairos-3 at Kushimoto, Wakayama was scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 4, 2026Another try at launch as gantry is ready for retracting

Space One set the KAIROS Rocket No. 3 launch date to March 5, 2026 with a planned launch time of 11:10:00.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Mar 4, 2026And it's a 1 day turn-around, next attempt on March 5 @ 02:10 UTC - scrub today was at T-28.9 seconds during final auto checks due to a "transient GPS signal drop" (for FTS/safety tracking if I understand correctly).

The Kairos-3 launch visible in the broadcast represented another attempt to launch the vehicle.

PlanGeneralValue 1.8Mar 4, 2026Another try at launch as gantry is ready for retracting

Space One scheduled a one-day turnaround for the next KAIROS Rocket No. 3 launch attempt.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 4, 2026And it's a 1 day turn-around, next attempt on March 5 @ 02:10 UTC - scrub today was at T-28.9 seconds during final auto checks due to a "transient GPS signal drop" (for FTS/safety tracking if I understand correctly).

The private rocket Kairos-3 is at a launch gantry in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.

GeneralValue 2.0Mar 4, 2026Another try at launch as gantry is ready for retracting

Space One's KAIROS Rocket No. 3 launch was scrubbed on March 4 at T‑28.9 seconds during final automated checks due to a transient GPS signal drop affecting flight termination system and safety tracking.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 4, 2026And it's a 1 day turn-around, next attempt on March 5 @ 02:10 UTC - scrub today was at T-28.9 seconds during final auto checks due to a "transient GPS signal drop" (for FTS/safety tracking if I understand correctly).

SpaceOne (スペースワン株式会社) canceled the Kairos 3 launch that had been scheduled for March 4, 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 4, 2026Nothing happened...and they just announced it's a scrub for the day.

Space One (スペースワン株式会社) rescheduled the KAIROS rocket No.3 launch for March 4, 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 2, 2026Rescheduled for March 4 02:00 UTC:

The scheduled launch time for KAIROS rocket No.3 may be reset within the 11:00:00–11:20:00 launch window.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Mar 2, 2026Rescheduled for March 4 02:00 UTC:

KAIROS rocket No.3 has a launch window from 11:00:00 to 11:20:00 on March 4, 2026.

PlanValue 4.5Mar 2, 2026Rescheduled for March 4 02:00 UTC:

KAIROS rocket No.3 has a scheduled launch time of 11:00:00 on March 4, 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 2, 2026Rescheduled for March 4 02:00 UTC:

The vehicle on the pad is identified in Japanese text as the private rocket Kairos 3 (カイロス3号機).

GeneralValue 3.0Mar 1, 2026Coming at T-30 minutes and we are still waiting for gantry roll-back.

Kairos 3 was scheduled to launch on March 1, 2026 at 11:00:00.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 1, 2026Ah, launch is scrubbed for the day due to weather (upper level winds?).

Space One will announce a new launch date for Kairos 3 once it is decided.

PlanValue 1.8Mar 1, 2026Ah, launch is scrubbed for the day due to weather (upper level winds?).

Space One canceled Kairos 3's March 1, 2026 launch after conducting a weather analysis.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 1, 2026Ah, launch is scrubbed for the day due to weather (upper level winds?).

The Kairos 3 launch was scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM local time.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Mar 1, 2026Coming at T-30 minutes and we are still waiting for gantry roll-back.

Kairos Rocket No.3 is attempting a third flight that largely repeats the second flight which failed to achieve first stage separation.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Feb 28, 2026So a brief overview of today’s 3rd launch of this small Japanese solid fuel launcher: it’s mostly a repeat of the 2nd flight that didn’t made it to 1st stage separation, again carrying several satellites (this time 5) to a 500 km high polar SSO that weight ~100 kg in total.

The five satellites aboard Kairos Rocket No.3 have a combined mass of approximately 100 kilograms.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 28, 2026So a brief overview of today’s 3rd launch of this small Japanese solid fuel launcher: it’s mostly a repeat of the 2nd flight that didn’t made it to 1st stage separation, again carrying several satellites (this time 5) to a 500 km high polar SSO that weight ~100 kg in total.