Launch 2MOMO Interstellar Technologies Launch Status Failure Fri · Jun 29th, 2018 4:30 PM EDT Watch Online Mission Launch 2 Type: Suborbital Engine cut off after two seconds and the vehicle fell back to the pad and exploded. Location Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan 5 rockets have launched from Taiki-cho, Hokkaido, Japan. Rocket MOMO Length: 9.9 meters Diameter: 0.502 meters First Launch: 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 Abbreviation: ISTECH Administration: Takahiro Inagawa Founded: 2005 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