Japan's Space 1 Kairos rocket explodes in 2nd launch failure

A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying small satellites into orbit had been terminated ...
The launch Sunday was Rocket Lab's final of the year and deployed a small radar satellite for Japan-based Synspective.
Synspective has booked 16 launches of Strix satellites with Rocket Lab. The first Strix launch lifted off in December 2020.