ZERO (Interstellar Technologies)
The ZERO is a non-reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by Interstellar Technologies (established in 2005). It undertook its inaugural launch on an unknown date.
Microsatellite Launch Vehicle developed by Japanese private company Interstellar Technologies.
ZERO Specifications
| Length | 32 m |
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| Diameter | 2.3 m |
| Stages | 2 |
| Launch Mass | 71 T |
| LEO Capacity | 800 kg |
| SSO Capacity | 250 kg |
ZERO Launch Record
| Pending Launches | 1 |
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Manufacturer
President: Takahiro Inagawa
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.