Space One Co., Ltd., known as Space One, is a Japanese aerospace manufacturer, orbital launch service provider and spaceport operator. It is a private spaceflight company developing and operating the KAIROS orbital launch vehicle for small satellite launches, which flew an unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2024, and it was founded in July 2018 through investment from Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, Shimizu Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan.
Facts
Agency TypeJapanese private orbital launch and spaceport company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMinato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 2 HeadMasakazu Toyoda (President) 3 Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot publicly disclosed.
Privately held Japanese launch company founded by a corporate and government investor consortium (Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, Shimizu Corporation, Development Bank of Japan) in 2018; no annual revenue or budget figure found in sourcing reviewed as of 2026-09-12. In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationREST summary lead, sentence 1
SPACE ONE CO., LTD. , or Space One, is a Japanese aerospace manufacturer, orbital launch service provider, and spaceport operator.
REST summary lead, sentence 3 (founding)
The company was founded by investments from Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace, Shimizu Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan in July 2018.
View the Source 2. JAXA Aerospace Industry Catalog: SPACE ONE Co., Ltd.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)address and website fieldQuote, address and website field
Landmark Shibakoen 6F, 1-2-6 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
3. Newsweek: Japanese Space Startup Aborts Rocket Launch
Newsweeknews conference quote paragraphQuote, news conference quote paragraph
Space One President Masakazu Toyoda told a news conference Wednesday: "We are very sorry that we could not achieve as far as a final stage of the mission," he said.
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