MOMO 12 kN thrust Sounding Rocket for: Rheos Capital Works / Kochi University of Technology
This was a sponsored test flight of the upgraded “MOMO2”. It was also the first flight with a commercial payload.
Four seconds after liftoff the vehicle suffered main engine failure and the launch was aborted.
Date
05:30, June 30th, 2018
Vehicle
MOMO2: 9.8 m length, 1150 kg mass
Operator
Interstellar Technologies Inc.
MOMO 12 kN thrust Sounding Rocket for: DMM.com
This was a sponsored test flight of IST’s first commercial sounding rocket “MOMO”.
Vehicle successfully left the launch pad but suffered structural failure at approximately 20 km, failing to reach the intended ballistic trajectory.
Date
16:31, July 30th, 2017
Vehicle
MOMO1: 9.5 m length, 950 kg mass, 20 km apogee
Operator
Interstellar Technologies Inc.
1 kN thrust Sounding Rocket for: Ezaki Glico Company
This prototype sounding rocket was launched as part of a commemoration event celebrating the sales of the iconic Japanese snack Pocky.
Two rockets were flown to a target altitude of 1111 m to celebrate Pocky day, the 11th of November.
Date
11:11, November 11th, 2013 (Pocky Rocket)
12:11, November 11th, 2013 (Pretz Rocket)
Vehicle
Pocky Rocket: 3.3 m length, 23 kg mass, 1126 m apogee
Pretz Rocket: 3.3 m length, 19 kg mass, 1160 m apogee
Operators
SNS Inc. / Uematsu Electric Ltd. / HASTIC / Hokkaido University