SPARK

Spaceborne Payload Assist Rocket - Kauai Super Strypi

Mission Profile

The SPARK (Spaceborne Payload Assist Rocket - Kauai, Super Strypi) was a single-stage American solid-fuelled small launch vehicle in the SPARK family, designed for low-cost small satellite delivery using a rail-launched spin-stabilised configuration. First flying in November 2015 from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, the SPARK failed approximately one minute into flight due to a guidance malfunction, and the programme was subsequently discontinued.