Flight 4MOMO Interstellar Technologies Launch Status Failure Sat · Jul 27th, 2019 3:20 AM - 4:20 AM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr9mRTe2F7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxjN_qbgvo Mission Flight 4 Type: Suborbital The Momo-4 rocket will carry a research device developed by Kochi University of Technology and release a paper plane in space as part of an experiment proposed by Castem Co., a precision parts manufacturer based in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, that provided some of the funding for the project. Location Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan 5 launches have been at this location. Rocket MOMO Length: 9.9 meters Diameter: 0.502 meters First Launched: July 30, 2017 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. The MOMO rocket has been launched a total of 5 times with 1 successful and 4 failed launches. Agency Interstellar Technologies Type: Abbreviation: ISTECH Administration: Takahiro Inagawa Founded: 2005 Launchers: Spacecraft: Country: JPN Interstellar 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