Time: 2024-12-18
Japanese space startup, Space One Co., has announce a reschedule launch for the no. 2 unit_of_measurement of its Kairos small rocket transport satellite. The initial launch was cancel due to strong wind, with subsequent attempt also experience delay. The company purpose to be the first in Japan to successfully put_option a satellite into orbit exploitation a rocket develop by the private sector. Space One was establish in 2018 to supply services for launching small satellite into space exploitation rocket. The launch is set to return topographic_point from the Spaceport Kii liftoff site in Wakayama Prefecture, Western Japan.
The week of December 16 through December 22 is expect to be one of the busy in footing of orbital launch, with a sum of 12 launch plan globally. SpaceX is set to launch seven Falcon 9 mission, include customer mission, rideshare mission, and a Starlink mission. other state, such as China, will also see several orbital launch with rocket like Chang Zheng 5B, Chang Zheng 2D, and Ceres-1S. Additionally, Rocket Lab and Japanese company Space One are planning their respective rocket launches.
The Chang Zheng 5B rocket recently establish the SatNet LEO Group 01 mission in China, transport the first batch of satellite for the Chinese state-own GuoWang mega configuration. A Falcon 9 mission for the U.S. Space Force also take topographic_point, launching the GPS III SV-07 satellite. Meanwhile, Rocket Lab is fix for the Owl The Way Up mission with its Electron rocket, set to deploy a Synspective StriX satellite. In Japan, Space One is gearing up for the second flight of its Kairos rocket, aim to launch warhead into a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 kilometer altitude.
look ahead, Falcon 9 will be launching the Astranis Block 2 Mission from Florida, while Chinese private Space launch company Galactic Energy plan to launch its Ceres 1S rocket. SpaceX is also schedule to launch the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission and the Thuraya 4-NGS mission for Yahsat. The week will wrap up with the Starlink Group 12-2 mission, marker several significant milestone in the field of space exploration and satellite deployment. The busy agenda reflect the growth interest and capability in the commercial space sector worldwide.