Flight 3MOMOInterstellar Technologies Launch Status Success Sat · May 4th, 2019 4:45 PM EDT Watch Online MissionFlight 3Type: SuborbitalFlight duration : 515 seconds Maximum altitude : 113.4 km Downrange : 37 km from the launch site This was the first successful attempt following two consecutive failures for the previous MOMO series, and has provided valuable telemetry data for further development within IST. LocationTaiki-cho, Hokkaido, JapanTaiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan5 rockets have launched from Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan. RocketMOMOLength: 9.9 meters Diameter: 0.502 meters First Launch: July 30, 2017Momo 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.The MOMO rocket has been launched a total of 5 times with 1 successful and 4 failed launches. AgencyInterstellar TechnologiesAbbreviation: ISTECH Administration: Takahiro Inagawa Founded: 2005Country: JPNInterstellar Technologies, Inc. (Japanese: インターステラテクノロジズ（株） Hepburn: Intāsutera Tekunorojizu (kabu)) is a Japanese NewSpace company. It is a rocket spacelaunch company developing the MOMO launcher. Its stated goal is to reduce the cost of access to space. In 2017, it became the first Japanese company to launch a privately developed space rocket, though the launch was unsuccessful. The company plans to complete a rocket by 2020 that would be capable of launching small satellites into orbit. View Rocket Launch Schedule