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MOMO | 1st Test Flight
Interstellar TechnologiesLaunch Failure

1st Test Flight

MOMO v0

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Mission status
Launch Failure

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LAUNCH SITEHokkaido Spaceport, Japan

Mission

First Test Flight of the MOMO suborbital rocket. Flight was terminated about 80 seconds after engine ignition.

Launch vehicle
MOMO v0
Mission type
Suborbital
Destination orbit
Suborbital
Launch pad
Launch Complex 0
Provider
Interstellar Technologies

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

MOMO v0
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Launch vehicle

MOMO v0

Momo is a Japanese sounding rocket capable of delivering 20 kg to a height of 100 km. It is privately developed by Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST). The single stage Momo is powered by a pressure-fed engine fueled with ethanol and liquid oxygen. The engine is gimbaled for steering, with cold gas thrusters providing roll control. Momo v0 was replaced by v1 in 2021.

Height
9.9 m
Diameter
0.5 m
Stages
1
Recorded launches
5
First flight
2017-07-30

Recorded timing

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SCHEDULED MOMENT

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Mission update

Flight was terminated about 80 seconds after engine ignition.

Launch site & orbit

Hokkaido Spaceport, Japan

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationSuborbital

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