The rocket now has a name - KAIROS (Kii-based Advanced & Instant ROcket System), the Kii peninsula south of Osaka being where its launch pad is under construction: https://www.space-one.co.jp/doc/pressrelease210618.pdf …
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So on the small sat launcher new start-ups front, one of the relatively conservative (all SRB-based launcher based on tiny SS-520) and quiet player is the Japanese Space One, a consortium lead by Canon Electronics & local aerospace giant IHI Aerospace. https://www.space-one.co.jp/doc/solution_en.pdf …pic.twitter.com/VqME6qtHO8
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Incidentally recent images shows its launch site in S Wakayama Pref. to be pretty much complete with full flame duct, HIF and LCC! (https://goo.gl/maps/wCGVtQZAm1jtaP5B8 …) This project seems to be much further than expected with 1st flight possible within months maybe?pic.twitter.com/o4KJAtX24R
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Though while they probably has a 1st customer in the Japanese Gov. for defense micro-sats (https://orbitseals.blogspot.com/2020/08/1japan-csice-satellite-rocket.html …)...I feel they doesn't seems to be ambitious in flight rates like
@RocketLab. Then again the area's big in fishery & dropping SRM cases 10+/year won't be popular...pic.twitter.com/3ZEQzrL9Rq
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