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FILE PHOTO: This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV) on March 13, 2024, shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. The rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on March 13, with television footage showing images of the fiery failure. – A company aiming to become Japan’s first private firm to put a satellite into orbit will attempt a rocket launch on December 14, 2024, after its first try ended in explosive failure. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / MANDATORY CREDIT “Agence France-Presse Photo / AFPTV VIA WAKAYAMA TELECASTING CORP. (WTV)

TOKYO, Japan — A company aiming to become Japan’s first private firm to put a satellite in orbit will attempt a rocket launch on Saturday after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion.

Tokyo-based Space One’s Kairos rocket will make its second blastoff from the company’s launch pad in the rural western region of Wakayama.

If successful, it would represent a coup for the company’s bid to establish a satellite-launching service amid a rapidly expanding global market for such ventures.

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Private firms are offering cheaper and more frequent space exploration opportunities than governments, and Space One hopes to emulate Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has contracts with NASA and the Pentagon.

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But first, it needs to get off the ground.

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The solid-fuel Kairos, carrying a small government test satellite, lifted off for the first time in March from the Space One launch pad, dubbed Spaceport Kii.

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But seconds later, technical problems were detected and a self-destruct order was sent to the 18-metre (60-foot) rocket.

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It erupted in flames, sending white smoke billowing around the remote mountainous area.

Hundreds of spectators, gathered at public viewing areas including a nearby waterfront, witnessed the dramatic scene.

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Saturday’s second launch attempt is scheduled for 11 a.m. (0200 GMT).

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This time, the rocket will carry five satellites, including one from the Taiwan Space Agency and others designed by Japanese students and corporate ventures.

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Government debt in these countries, which are home to around 40 percent of the world’s population, now stands at an average of 72 percent of GDP – an 18-year high – the Washington-based development lender said.

Space One was founded in 2018 by major businesses including Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, construction firm Shimizu, and the government-run Development Bank of Japan.

The company is hoping to establish itself in a competitive international field by launching small rockets, quickly, for businesses seeking to put satellites into space.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is also on a mission to become a major player for satellite launches.

JAXA’s next-generation H3 launch system had experienced multiple failed take-off attempts before a successful blast-off in February.

Also this year, Japan landed an unmanned probe on the Moon – albeit at a crooked angle – making it just the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.

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But JAXA had to delay the launch of a compactlucky play168 or lp99, solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket after a recent engine test resulted in a large fire.

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