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HErO

retired
Technology DemonstrationsuborbitalLaunched 3/5/2026
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Launch 2026-F04
Launch Vehicle
Kairos
Launch Date
3/5/2026
Last Contact
3/5/2026
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
suborbital
Altitude
-3,159 km
Inclination
97.5 deg
Dry Mass
4 kg
Total Mass
4 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Hiroo Gakuen Junior and Senior School
Manufacturer
Lagrapo Co. Ltd.
Registry
Track
Mentions
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Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after Shenzhou-15.

GovernanceValue 2.5May 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Back on Earth Following Seven Month Mission

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal Third Class and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

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May 24, 2026
Shenzhou-23 Soars Toward Tiangong With Three Taikonauts [Long March 2F/G Y23]

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

GovernanceValue 3.0May 18, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Unload Tianzhou-10's Cargo Delivery Into Tiangong

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.0May 3, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Support Further Experiments With Mission Extension

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 3.7Apr 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Mission Being Extended, Taikonauts Perform Another Spacewalk [SZ-21 EVA-3]

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Begin Last Weeks Onboard Tiangong Before Return

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Apr 6, 2026Fifth Tiangong Art Exhibition Held in Orbit, Alongside Usual Taikonaut Activities

Bellatrix Aerospace’s Pre-Series B round included Hero Investment Office, 35North Ventures, Indusbridge Ventures, Monarch Holdings, Inflexor Ventures, Pavestone VC, GrowX, StartupXseed, and Survam Partners.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026Bellatrix Raises $20M For In-Space Propulsion Tech

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after Shenzhou-15.

GovernanceValue 3.0Mar 29, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Tidy Up Tiangong Following Recent Second Spacewalk

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.2Mar 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Perform Second Spacewalk, Harvest Space Tomatoes [SZ-21 EVA-2]

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu was awarded the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and received the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 3.5Mar 9, 2026Shenzhou-21 Crew Resume Space Science Work Following Spring Festival

ArkEdge Space’s AETS-1 was listed as a payload on the same manifest as TATARA-1R, SC-Sat1a, and HErO.

GeneralValue 4.0Feb 28, 20263 of them - 70 kg TATARA-1R (@terraspace_jp, prototype of payload hoisting sat), cubesat SC-Sat1a (@SpaceCubics, testing sat flight computer) & high school student built HErO (trying optical comms w/ cubesat) are from customers that flew on the failed 2nd flight in Dec. 2024.

HErO is a satellite built by high school students to attempt optical communications with a cubesat.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Feb 28, 20263 of them - 70 kg TATARA-1R (@terraspace_jp, prototype of payload hoisting sat), cubesat SC-Sat1a (@SpaceCubics, testing sat flight computer) & high school student built HErO (trying optical comms w/ cubesat) are from customers that flew on the failed 2nd flight in Dec. 2024.

TATARA-1R, SC-Sat1a, and HErO were payloads on a failed second flight in December 2024.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 28, 20263 of them - 70 kg TATARA-1R (@terraspace_jp, prototype of payload hoisting sat), cubesat SC-Sat1a (@SpaceCubics, testing sat flight computer) & high school student built HErO (trying optical comms w/ cubesat) are from customers that flew on the failed 2nd flight in Dec. 2024.

Kairos No.3 will carry the student-developed satellite Hiroo Engineering for Orbit (HErO) built by students at Hiroo Gakuen in Minato-ku, Tokyo as a payload.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 27, 2026スペースワン、「カイロスロケット3号機」を3月1日に打ち上げへ

Kairos No.3 is scheduled to carry the student-developed satellite Hiroo Engineering for Orbit (HErO) built by students of Hiroo Gakuen in Minato, Tokyo as a payload.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 22, 2026スペースワン、2月中の「カイロス3号機」打ち上げを延期–天候分析の結果

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 2.5Feb 17, 2026Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, Zhang Hongzhang Celebrate Chinese New Year in Space!

Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut after the Shenzhou-15 mission.

GovernanceValue 2.4Feb 16, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Prepare for Spring Festival Onboard Tiangong

After the Shenzhou-15 mission, Zhang Lu received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut.

GovernanceValue 3.0Feb 1, 2026Shenzhou-21 Taikonauts Conduct Health Related Experiments and Tests

Chen Dong received the Spaceflight Merit Medal (Third Class) and the honorary title of hero taikonaut in 2016.

GovernanceValue 2.0Jan 21, 2026Shenzhou-20 Crew Respond to Questions on Space Debris Strike, 204-Day Mission Onboard Tiangong