Space One provided us with images of the satellite mounted on the Kairos Rocket No. 2.The topmost satellite is Terraspace's "TATARA-1." The four long, black boxes below it are microsatellite release mechanisms, each housing a 3U CubeSat.Provided by Space One
Space One reported today they are still tracking for a December 14 launch with a 02:00:00 UTC T-0.https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867044001876168957
[Space One 12/14 9:38 announcement]・The second GO/NG decision was made, and the launch was GO. ・Launch time was 11:00:00 a.m.The next announcement will be made on December 14, 2024 at around 10:53 a.m. with the "final GO/NG decision"#nvslive #KAIROS #kairosF2
https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867779707695247772Scrub was due to excessive high altitude (10 km) winds.https://twitter.com/nvslive/status/1867780078605922373A 24 hours recycle is apparently possible with the decision to be made in the next few hours.
* PARUS-T1A (Taiwan Space Agency/Pyras Technology; apparently related to "8U CubeSat Constellation - Remote Sensing and Communication" project listed in https://www.tasa.org.tw/en-US/missions/detail/43eec19f-e76f-4b85-b8c7-ea6d7474fa6c; 3U cubesat) - testing of remote sensing and communication payloads; similar cubesat PARUS-T1 is apparently going up also soon NET mid-January, probably on SpaceX Falcon 9/Transporter 12
Looks like a scrub.
Tough break. Looked good to start though. Progress.
Quote from: Mark McCombs on 12/18/2024 01:04 amTough break. Looked good to start though. Progress.Towards the end of the first stage burn the launcher was listing to one side while travelling straight. At burnout orientation control was lost.
So, possible gradual TVC failure, or if the recent Epsilon second stage test fires are any indication, a burnthru incident perhaps?The spiral exhaust pattern, was that before or after staging?
Quote from: Asteroza on 12/18/2024 01:14 amSo, possible gradual TVC failure, or if the recent Epsilon second stage test fires are any indication, a burnthru incident perhaps?The spiral exhaust pattern, was that before or after staging?Burnout into coast phase the programmed staging time was never reached before the flight was terminated. The launcher appears to use the sounding rocket method of burn and coast with lower stages jettisoned upon upper stage activation and ignition.Potentially TVC was exhausted around burnout with Upper stages not having been handed over control by the flight computer at that time.Maybe a burn through by the way it flew straight with a controlled list until near/around the scheduled burnout time.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 12/18/2024 01:19 amQuote from: Asteroza on 12/18/2024 01:14 amSo, possible gradual TVC failure, or if the recent Epsilon second stage test fires are any indication, a burnthru incident perhaps?The spiral exhaust pattern, was that before or after staging?Burnout into coast phase the programmed staging time was never reached before the flight was terminated. The launcher appears to use the sounding rocket method of burn and coast with lower stages jettisoned upon upper stage activation and ignition.Potentially TVC was exhausted around burnout with Upper stages not having been handed over control by the flight computer at that time.Maybe a burn through by the way it flew straight with a controlled list until near/around the scheduled burnout time.I thought this was an electric TVC system though...
Did anyone get the name of the fifth satellite on board?
This launch was carrying five small satellites from the Taiwan Space Agency and Japanese companies Lagrapo, Space Cubics and Terra Space, as well as a customer that Space One said wished to remain anonymous.
So the TVC failed on the 1st, but it seems it was the 2nd stage that went off course?(If it was already off course after the TVC failure, wouldn't the FTS have triggered then?)
* FTS was activated at T+3:07 after the vehicle strayed off course towards the west, at about 100 km altitude. Maximum altitude reached was 110.7 km.
